31 Best universities for Aerospace Engineering in Istanbul

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 329K citations received by 16.4K academic papers made by 31 universities in Istanbul 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. Istanbul Technical University

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Turkey

#70 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Yildiz Technical University

For Aerospace Engineering

#4 in Turkey

#161 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

3. Istanbul University

For Aerospace Engineering

#15 in Turkey

#287 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

4. Marmara University

For Aerospace Engineering

#20 in Turkey

#332 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

5. Bogazici University

For Aerospace Engineering

#21 in Turkey

#333 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

6. Sabanci University

For Aerospace Engineering

#23 in Turkey

#408 in Asia

Founded: 1996

7. Koc University

For Aerospace Engineering

#25 in Turkey

#437 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

8. Yeditepe University

For Aerospace Engineering

#49 in Turkey

#872 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

9. Maltepe University

For Aerospace Engineering

#53 in Turkey

#919 in Asia

Founded: 1997

10. Istanbul Medipol University

For Aerospace Engineering

#62 in Turkey

#980 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

11. Ozyegin University

For Aerospace Engineering

#66 in Turkey

#1026 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

12. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Aerospace Engineering

#72 in Turkey

#1130 in Asia

Founded: 2010

13. Isik University

For Aerospace Engineering

#76 in Turkey

#1187 in Asia

Founded: 1996

14. Istanbul Aydin University

For Aerospace Engineering

#81 in Turkey

#1215 in Asia

Founded: 2007

15. Galatasaray University

For Aerospace Engineering

#87 in Turkey

#1268 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

16. Dogus University

For Aerospace Engineering

#89 in Turkey

#1299 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

17. Piri Reis University

For Aerospace Engineering

#92 in Turkey

#1312 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

18. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Aerospace Engineering

#97 in Turkey

#1403 in Asia

Founded: 2010

19. Okan University

For Aerospace Engineering

#100 in Turkey

#1465 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 12,908
Founded: 1999

20. Nisantasi University

For Aerospace Engineering

#105 in Turkey

#1526 in Asia

Founded: 2009

21. Istanbul Commerce University

For Aerospace Engineering

#107 in Turkey

#1537 in Asia

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

22. Kadir Has University

For Aerospace Engineering

#108 in Turkey

#1538 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 5,122
Founded: 1997

23. Istanbul Kultur University

For Aerospace Engineering

#113 in Turkey

#1596 in Asia

Founded: 1997

24. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Aerospace Engineering

#114 in Turkey

#1603 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

25. Uskudar University

For Aerospace Engineering

#116 in Turkey

#1656 in Asia

Founded: 2011

26. Acibadem University

For Aerospace Engineering

#120 in Turkey

#1771 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

27. Halic University

For Aerospace Engineering

#121 in Turkey

#1855 in Asia

Founded: 1998

28. Beykent University

For Aerospace Engineering

#122 in Turkey

#1868 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

29. Altinbas University

For Aerospace Engineering

#125 in Turkey

#1895 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 2008

30. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Aerospace Engineering

#126 in Turkey

#1898 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

31. Istanbul Arel University

For Aerospace Engineering

#127 in Turkey

#1945 in Asia

Founded: 2007

Universities for Aerospace Engineering near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	28	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	9	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	14	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	57	Bursa
119	Sakarya University	17	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	44	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	37	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	24	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	29	Eskisehir
216	Trakya University	47	Edirne