36 Best universities for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 457K citations received by 25.7K 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

#101 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Yildiz Technical University

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in Turkey

#185 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

3. Bogazici University

For Mechanical Engineering

#12 in Turkey

#263 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

4. Marmara University

For Mechanical Engineering

#18 in Turkey

#290 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

5. Istanbul University

For Mechanical Engineering

#19 in Turkey

#305 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

6. Koc University

For Mechanical Engineering

#21 in Turkey

#351 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Sabanci University

For Mechanical Engineering

#25 in Turkey

#411 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Maltepe University

For Mechanical Engineering

#53 in Turkey

#881 in Asia

Founded: 1997

9. Yeditepe University

For Mechanical Engineering

#58 in Turkey

#909 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

10. Ozyegin University

For Mechanical Engineering

#66 in Turkey

#1021 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

11. Istanbul Medipol University

For Mechanical Engineering

#75 in Turkey

#1195 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

12. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Mechanical Engineering

#79 in Turkey

#1218 in Asia

Founded: 2010

13. Istanbul Aydin University

For Mechanical Engineering

#89 in Turkey

#1346 in Asia

Founded: 2007

14. Isik University

For Mechanical Engineering

#93 in Turkey

#1379 in Asia

Founded: 1996

15. Okan University

For Mechanical Engineering

#95 in Turkey

#1418 in Asia

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

16. Istanbul Kultur University

For Mechanical Engineering

#97 in Turkey

#1435 in Asia

Founded: 1997

17. Istanbul Commerce University

For Mechanical Engineering

#100 in Turkey

#1455 in Asia

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

18. Galatasaray University

For Mechanical Engineering

#101 in Turkey

#1459 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

19. Dogus University

For Mechanical Engineering

#104 in Turkey

#1520 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

20. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Mechanical Engineering

#105 in Turkey

#1544 in Asia

Founded: 2010

21. Kadir Has University

For Mechanical Engineering

#107 in Turkey

#1571 in Asia

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

22. Nisantasi University

For Mechanical Engineering

#108 in Turkey

#1614 in Asia

Founded: 2009

23. Piri Reis University

For Mechanical Engineering

#110 in Turkey

#1623 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

24. Beykent University

For Mechanical Engineering

#112 in Turkey

#1665 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

25. Altinbas University

For Mechanical Engineering

#113 in Turkey

#1673 in Asia

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

26. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Mechanical Engineering

#116 in Turkey

#1712 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

27. Acibadem University

For Mechanical Engineering

#119 in Turkey

#1851 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

28. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Mechanical Engineering

#121 in Turkey

#1895 in Asia

Founded: 2010

29. Istanbul Arel University

For Mechanical Engineering

#122 in Turkey

#1927 in Asia

Founded: 2007

30. Uskudar University

For Mechanical Engineering

#125 in Turkey

#1961 in Asia

Founded: 2011

31. Halic University

For Mechanical Engineering

#126 in Turkey

#1965 in Asia

Founded: 1998

32. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Mechanical Engineering

#128 in Turkey

#2027 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

33. Istanbul Sehir University

For Mechanical Engineering

#131 in Turkey

#2141 in Asia

Founded: 2008

34. Istanbul Science University

For Mechanical Engineering

#132 in Turkey

#2167 in Asia

Founded: 2006

35. Mef University

For Mechanical Engineering

#133 in Turkey

#2175 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

36. Istanbul New Century University

For Mechanical Engineering

#135 in Turkey

#2258 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	8	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	16	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	65	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	69	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	10	Sakarya
129	Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University	64	Bilecik
182	Balikesir University	41	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	32	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	39	Eskisehir