35 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Istanbul

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 297K citations received by 21.3K 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 Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Turkey

#99 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Yildiz Technical University

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in Turkey

#180 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

3. Bogazici University

For Mechanical Engineering

#12 in Turkey

#239 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

4. Marmara University

For Mechanical Engineering

#19 in Turkey

#301 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

5. Istanbul University

For Mechanical Engineering

#20 in Turkey

#305 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

#391 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Maltepe University

For Mechanical Engineering

#45 in Turkey

#722 in Asia

Founded: 1997

9. Yeditepe University

For Mechanical Engineering

#57 in Turkey

#921 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

10. Ozyegin University

For Mechanical Engineering

#62 in Turkey

#991 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

11. Isik University

For Mechanical Engineering

#78 in Turkey

#1263 in Asia

Founded: 1996

12. Istanbul Medipol University

For Mechanical Engineering

#79 in Turkey

#1282 in Asia

Founded: 2009

13. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Mechanical Engineering

#80 in Turkey

#1290 in Asia

Founded: 2010

14. Istanbul Kultur University

For Mechanical Engineering

#91 in Turkey

#1375 in Asia

Founded: 1997

15. Galatasaray University

For Mechanical Engineering

#92 in Turkey

#1414 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

16. Istanbul Aydin University

For Mechanical Engineering

#96 in Turkey

#1442 in Asia

Founded: 2007

17. Okan University

For Mechanical Engineering

#99 in Turkey

#1462 in Asia

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

18. Dogus University

For Mechanical Engineering

#101 in Turkey

#1469 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

19. Kadir Has University

For Mechanical Engineering

#102 in Turkey

#1518 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

20. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Mechanical Engineering

#105 in Turkey

#1547 in Asia

Founded: 2010

21. Istanbul Commerce University

For Mechanical Engineering

#106 in Turkey

#1552 in Asia

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

22. Piri Reis University

For Mechanical Engineering

#108 in Turkey

#1658 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

23. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Mechanical Engineering

#111 in Turkey

#1714 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

24. Beykent University

For Mechanical Engineering

#113 in Turkey

#1743 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

25. Nisantasi University

For Mechanical Engineering

#114 in Turkey

#1762 in Asia

Founded: 2009

26. Altinbas University

For Mechanical Engineering

#115 in Turkey

#1767 in Asia

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

27. Acibadem University

For Mechanical Engineering

#117 in Turkey

#1782 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

28. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Mechanical Engineering

#123 in Turkey

#1980 in Asia

Founded: 2010

29. Uskudar University

For Mechanical Engineering

#124 in Turkey

#1989 in Asia

Founded: 2011

30. Istanbul Sehir University

For Mechanical Engineering

#125 in Turkey

#2014 in Asia

Founded: 2008

31. Istanbul Arel University

For Mechanical Engineering

#126 in Turkey

#2019 in Asia

Founded: 2007

32. Halic University

For Mechanical Engineering

#127 in Turkey

#2021 in Asia

Founded: 1998

33. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Mechanical Engineering

#129 in Turkey

#2069 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

34. Mef University

For Mechanical Engineering

#130 in Turkey

#2143 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

35. Istanbul Science University

For Mechanical Engineering

#132 in Turkey

#2191 in Asia

Founded: 2006

Universities for Mechanical Engineering near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	27	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	8	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	17	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	67	Bursa
119	Sakarya University	11	Sakarya
129	Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University	65	Bilecik
182	Balikesir University	40	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	34	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	38	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	30	Eskisehir