35 Best universities for Electrical 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 Electrical Engineering. A graph of 677K citations received by 33.2K academic papers made by 35 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 Electrical Engineering

#1 in Turkey

#118 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Yildiz Technical University

For Electrical Engineering

#5 in Turkey

#217 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

3. Bogazici University

For Electrical Engineering

#7 in Turkey

#297 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

4. Koc University

For Electrical Engineering

#10 in Turkey

#378 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

5. Sabanci University

For Electrical Engineering

#13 in Turkey

#412 in Asia

Founded: 1996

6. Istanbul University

For Electrical Engineering

#17 in Turkey

#476 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

7. Marmara University

For Electrical Engineering

#23 in Turkey

#539 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

8. Ozyegin University

For Electrical Engineering

#29 in Turkey

#702 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

9. Yeditepe University

For Electrical Engineering

#45 in Turkey

#915 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

10. Maltepe University

For Electrical Engineering

#46 in Turkey

#926 in Asia

Founded: 1997

11. Istanbul Medipol University

For Electrical Engineering

#47 in Turkey

#934 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

12. Dogus University

For Electrical Engineering

#55 in Turkey

#1015 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

13. Kadir Has University

For Electrical Engineering

#62 in Turkey

#1050 in Asia

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

14. Nisantasi University

For Electrical Engineering

#76 in Turkey

#1203 in Asia

Founded: 2009

15. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Electrical Engineering

#80 in Turkey

#1231 in Asia

Founded: 2010

16. Isik University

For Electrical Engineering

#83 in Turkey

#1273 in Asia

Founded: 1996

17. Altinbas University

For Electrical Engineering

#88 in Turkey

#1330 in Asia

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

18. Uskudar University

For Electrical Engineering

#89 in Turkey

#1336 in Asia

Founded: 2011

19. Istanbul Commerce University

For Electrical Engineering

#90 in Turkey

#1347 in Asia

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

20. Okan University

For Electrical Engineering

#92 in Turkey

#1367 in Asia

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

21. Galatasaray University

For Electrical Engineering

#99 in Turkey

#1460 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

22. Istanbul Aydin University

For Electrical Engineering

#107 in Turkey

#1533 in Asia

Founded: 2007

23. Istanbul Kultur University

For Electrical Engineering

#115 in Turkey

#1656 in Asia

Founded: 1997

24. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Electrical Engineering

#116 in Turkey

#1688 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

25. Istanbul Arel University

For Electrical Engineering

#119 in Turkey

#1734 in Asia

Founded: 2007

26. Istanbul Sehir University

For Electrical Engineering

#120 in Turkey

#1757 in Asia

Founded: 2008

27. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Electrical Engineering

#123 in Turkey

#1795 in Asia

Founded: 2010

28. Beykent University

For Electrical Engineering

#124 in Turkey

#1840 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

29. Piri Reis University

For Electrical Engineering

#125 in Turkey

#1859 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

30. Halic University

For Electrical Engineering

#127 in Turkey

#1932 in Asia

Founded: 1998

31. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Electrical Engineering

#131 in Turkey

#2058 in Asia

Founded: 2010

32. Acibadem University

For Electrical Engineering

#132 in Turkey

#2123 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

33. Istanbul New Century University

For Electrical Engineering

#133 in Turkey

#2143 in Asia

Founded: 2016

34. Mef University

For Electrical Engineering

#134 in Turkey

#2196 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

35. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Electrical Engineering

#135 in Turkey

#2219 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

Universities for Electrical Engineering near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	18	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	8	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	30	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	68	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	16	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	58	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	35	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	28	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	38	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	51	Kutahya