45 Best universities for International Economics in Turkey

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Turkey ranked based on their research performance in International Economics. A graph of 97.3K citations received by 7.1K academic papers made by 45 universities in Turkey was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For International Economics

#19 in Asia

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

2. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For International Economics

#44 in Asia

#446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 14,928
Founded: 1956

3. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Economics

#54 in Asia

#518 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

4. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Economics

#55 in Asia

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

5. Dokuz Eylul University

Turkey | Izmir

For International Economics

#57 in Asia

#527 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

6. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For International Economics

#70 in Asia

#626 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

7. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For International Economics

#71 in Asia

#628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

8. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Economics

#73 in Asia

#638 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

9. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Economics

#78 in Asia

#668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

10. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For International Economics

#102 in Asia

#794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

11. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Economics

#105 in Asia

#819 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

12. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Economics

#126 in Asia

#873 in the World

Founded: 1996

13. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Economics

#134 in Asia

#909 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

14. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For International Economics

#137 in Asia

#922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 4,678
Founded: 1982

15. Izmir University of Economics

Turkey | Izmir

For International Economics

#140 in Asia

#932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,322
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 2001

16. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For International Economics

#143 in Asia

#937 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

17. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For International Economics

#144 in Asia

#940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

18. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For International Economics

#153 in Asia

#970 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

19. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For International Economics

#177 in Asia

#1043 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

20. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Economics

#186 in Asia

#1063 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

21. Adnan Menderes University

Turkey | Aydin

For International Economics

#191 in Asia

#1074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

22. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Economics

#194 in Asia

#1086 in the World

Founded: 2010

23. Istanbul Bilgi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Economics

#197 in Asia

#1092 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

24. Usak University

Turkey | Usak

For International Economics

#205 in Asia

#1116 in the World

Founded: 2006

25. Ege University

Turkey | Izmir

For International Economics

#207 in Asia

#1119 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

26. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For International Economics

#211 in Asia

#1131 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

27. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For International Economics

#212 in Asia

#1132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 7,115
Founded: 1955

28. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For International Economics

#245 in Asia

#1205 in the World

Founded: 1997

29. Istanbul Commerce University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Economics

#247 in Asia

#1209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,730
Founded: 2001

30. Cukurova University

Turkey | Adana

For International Economics

#254 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

31. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For International Economics

#257 in Asia

#1230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 9,817
Founded: 1975

32. Uludag University

Turkey | Bursa

For International Economics

#258 in Asia

#1233 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

33. Kadir Has University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Economics

#266 in Asia

#1263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

34. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For International Economics

#306 in Asia

#1367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,086
Founded: 1957

35. Beykent University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Economics

#310 in Asia

#1375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

36. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For International Economics

#329 in Asia

#1420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,958
Founded: 2006

37. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For International Economics

#330 in Asia

#1421 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

38. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Economics

#334 in Asia

#1426 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

39. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For International Economics

#343 in Asia

#1446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

40. Kirklareli University

Turkey | Kirklareli

For International Economics

#345 in Asia

#1452 in the World

Founded: 2007

41. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Economics

#350 in Asia

#1459 in the World

Founded: 2007

42. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For International Economics

#364 in Asia

#1492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

43. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For International Economics

#375 in Asia

#1507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

44. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For International Economics

#378 in Asia

#1512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

45. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Turkey | Tokat

For International Economics

#395 in Asia

#1546 in the World

Enrollment: 32,820
Male:Female: 52:48
Founded: 1992

The best cities to study International Economics in Turkey based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, and Manisa.

Economics subfields in Turkey

Actuarial Science10

Agricultural Economics12

Development Studies139

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics124

Environmental Economics38

Finance132

International Relations and Diplomacy30

International Trade45

Investment Banking and Stock trading40

Political Economy23