37 Best universities for 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 Engineering. A graph of 2.96M citations received by 151K academic papers made by 37 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 Engineering

#1 in Turkey

#114 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Yildiz Technical University

For Engineering

#6 in Turkey

#233 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

3. Istanbul University

For Engineering

#8 in Turkey

#255 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

4. Bogazici University

For Engineering

#13 in Turkey

#311 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

5. Marmara University

For Engineering

#19 in Turkey

#388 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

6. Koc University

For Engineering

#21 in Turkey

#436 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Sabanci University

For Engineering

#23 in Turkey

#489 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Yeditepe University

For Engineering

#51 in Turkey

#918 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

9. Ozyegin University

For Engineering

#61 in Turkey

#1111 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

10. Maltepe University

For Engineering

#64 in Turkey

#1155 in Asia

Founded: 1997

11. Istanbul Medipol University

For Engineering

#66 in Turkey

#1188 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

12. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Engineering

#79 in Turkey

#1364 in Asia

Founded: 2010

13. Galatasaray University

For Engineering

#86 in Turkey

#1422 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

14. Altinbas University

For Engineering

#96 in Turkey

#1521 in Asia

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

15. Kadir Has University

For Engineering

#97 in Turkey

#1525 in Asia

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

16. Dogus University

For Engineering

#98 in Turkey

#1530 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

17. Istanbul Kultur University

For Engineering

#99 in Turkey

#1560 in Asia

Founded: 1997

18. Istanbul Aydin University

For Engineering

#100 in Turkey

#1566 in Asia

Founded: 2007

19. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Engineering

#102 in Turkey

#1592 in Asia

Founded: 2010

20. Isik University

For Engineering

#108 in Turkey

#1685 in Asia

Founded: 1996

21. Istanbul Commerce University

For Engineering

#109 in Turkey

#1689 in Asia

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

22. Okan University

For Engineering

#111 in Turkey

#1706 in Asia

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

23. Uskudar University

For Engineering

#113 in Turkey

#1761 in Asia

Founded: 2011

24. Nisantasi University

For Engineering

#115 in Turkey

#1784 in Asia

Founded: 2009

25. Beykent University

For Engineering

#116 in Turkey

#1792 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

26. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Engineering

#117 in Turkey

#1808 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

27. Acibadem University

For Engineering

#121 in Turkey

#1929 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

28. Piri Reis University

For Engineering

#123 in Turkey

#1992 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

29. Istanbul Arel University

For Engineering

#125 in Turkey

#2013 in Asia

Founded: 2007

30. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Engineering

#126 in Turkey

#2026 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

31. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Engineering

#128 in Turkey

#2099 in Asia

Founded: 2010

32. Halic University

For Engineering

#131 in Turkey

#2159 in Asia

Founded: 1998

33. Istanbul Sehir University

For Engineering

#133 in Turkey

#2177 in Asia

Founded: 2008

34. Istanbul Science University

For Engineering

#134 in Turkey

#2257 in Asia

Founded: 2006

35. Istanbul New Century University

For Engineering

#136 in Turkey

#2301 in Asia

Founded: 2016

36. Mef University

For Engineering

#138 in Turkey

#2347 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

37. Istanbul Ayvansaray University

For Engineering

#141 in Turkey

#2821 in Asia

Founded: 2016

Universities for Engineering near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	22	Gebze
47	University of Yalova	81	Yalova
87	Kocaeli University	20	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	24	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	68	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	63	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	18	Sakarya
129	Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University	73	Bilecik
182	Balikesir University	32	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	47	Duzce