36 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Istanbul

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 420K citations received by 25K academic papers made by 36 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 Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Turkey

#100 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Yildiz Technical University

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in Turkey

#184 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

3. Bogazici University

For Mechanical Engineering

#12 in Turkey

#253 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

4. Marmara University

For Mechanical Engineering

#18 in Turkey

#292 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

5. Istanbul University

For Mechanical Engineering

#19 in Turkey

#294 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

6. Koc University

For Mechanical Engineering

#21 in Turkey

#346 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Sabanci University

For Mechanical Engineering

#25 in Turkey

#408 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Maltepe University

For Mechanical Engineering

#51 in Turkey

#868 in Asia

Founded: 1997

9. Yeditepe University

For Mechanical Engineering

#56 in Turkey

#901 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

10. Ozyegin University

For Mechanical Engineering

#64 in Turkey

#1021 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

11. Istanbul Medipol University

For Mechanical Engineering

#75 in Turkey

#1212 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

12. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Mechanical Engineering

#78 in Turkey

#1231 in Asia

Founded: 2010

13. Isik University

For Mechanical Engineering

#89 in Turkey

#1350 in Asia

Founded: 1996

14. Istanbul Aydin University

For Mechanical Engineering

#91 in Turkey

#1366 in Asia

Founded: 2007

15. Istanbul Kultur University

For Mechanical Engineering

#95 in Turkey

#1423 in Asia

Founded: 1997

16. Okan University

For Mechanical Engineering

#96 in Turkey

#1424 in Asia

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

17. Galatasaray University

For Mechanical Engineering

#98 in Turkey

#1455 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

18. Istanbul Commerce University

For Mechanical Engineering

#101 in Turkey

#1483 in Asia

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

19. Dogus University

For Mechanical Engineering

#103 in Turkey

#1514 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

20. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Mechanical Engineering

#105 in Turkey

#1541 in Asia

Founded: 2010

21. Kadir Has University

For Mechanical Engineering

#107 in Turkey

#1581 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

22. Piri Reis University

For Mechanical Engineering

#109 in Turkey

#1642 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

23. Nisantasi University

For Mechanical Engineering

#110 in Turkey

#1651 in Asia

Founded: 2009

24. Beykent University

For Mechanical Engineering

#112 in Turkey

#1685 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

25. Altinbas University

For Mechanical Engineering

#114 in Turkey

#1705 in Asia

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

26. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Mechanical Engineering

#117 in Turkey

#1733 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

27. Acibadem University

For Mechanical Engineering

#119 in Turkey

#1840 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

28. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Mechanical Engineering

#121 in Turkey

#1922 in Asia

Founded: 2010

29. Istanbul Arel University

For Mechanical Engineering

#124 in Turkey

#1947 in Asia

Founded: 2007

30. Halic University

For Mechanical Engineering

#125 in Turkey

#1987 in Asia

Founded: 1998

31. Uskudar University

For Mechanical Engineering

#126 in Turkey

#1990 in Asia

Founded: 2011

32. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Mechanical Engineering

#128 in Turkey

#2030 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

33. Istanbul Sehir University

For Mechanical Engineering

#131 in Turkey

#2120 in Asia

Founded: 2008

34. Istanbul Science University

For Mechanical Engineering

#132 in Turkey

#2158 in Asia

Founded: 2006

35. Mef University

For Mechanical Engineering

#133 in Turkey

#2172 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

36. Istanbul New Century University

For Mechanical Engineering

#135 in Turkey

#2252 in Asia

Founded: 2016

Universities for Mechanical 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	16	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	66	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	69	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	10	Sakarya
129	Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University	65	Bilecik
182	Balikesir University	41	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	33	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	39	Eskisehir