28 Best universities for Nuclear Engineering in Turkey

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Turkey ranked based on their research performance in Nuclear Engineering. A graph of 86.8K citations received by 4.3K academic papers made by 28 universities in Turkey 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. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Nuclear Engineering

#64 in Asia

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

2. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Nuclear Engineering

#95 in Asia

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

3. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Engineering

#98 in Asia

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

4. Ege University

For Nuclear Engineering

#119 in Asia

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

5. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Engineering

#122 in Asia

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

6. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Nuclear Engineering

#163 in Asia

#454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 14,928
Founded: 1956

7. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Nuclear Engineering

#164 in Asia

#455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 41,647
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1992

8. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Nuclear Engineering

#167 in Asia

#462 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

9. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Nuclear Engineering

#176 in Asia

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 7,115
Founded: 1955

10. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Nuclear Engineering

#181 in Asia

#490 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

11. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Nuclear Engineering

#182 in Asia

#492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

12. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Nuclear Engineering

#183 in Asia

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,086
Founded: 1957

13. Cukurova University

For Nuclear Engineering

#193 in Asia

#537 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

14. Uludag University

For Nuclear Engineering

#218 in Asia

#590 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

15. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Nuclear Engineering

#232 in Asia

#626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

16. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Nuclear Engineering

#236 in Asia

#633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

17. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Engineering

#254 in Asia

#673 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

18. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Nuclear Engineering

#256 in Asia

#675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

19. Dokuz Eylul University

For Nuclear Engineering

#268 in Asia

#710 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

20. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Nuclear Engineering

#273 in Asia

#721 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

21. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Nuclear Engineering

#312 in Asia

#810 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

22. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Engineering

#325 in Asia

#835 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

23. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Nuclear Engineering

#354 in Asia

#911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

24. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Nuclear Engineering

#357 in Asia

#918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1997

25. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Nuclear Engineering

#375 in Asia

#950 in the World

Founded: 2007

26. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Nuclear Engineering

#415 in Asia

#1030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

27. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Nuclear Engineering

#444 in Asia

#1078 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

28. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Nuclear Engineering

#448 in Asia

#1084 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

The best cities to study Nuclear Engineering in Turkey based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ankara, Elazig, Istanbul, and Izmir.

Engineering subfields in Turkey

Acoustical Engineering133

Aerospace Engineering126

Agricultural Engineering14

Applied/Engineering Physics21

Architectural Engineering45

Automation and Control engineering41

Automotive Engineering88

Biochemical Engineering15

Biomedical Engineering45

Biotechnology96

Chemical Engineering128

Civil Engineering108

Computer Engineering35

Computer Networking123

Construction Management15

Electrical Engineering137

Electronic Engineering96

Engineering Management9

Environmental Engineering71

Firefighting and Fire Science23

Geotechnical Engineering102

Human-Computer Interaction59

Industrial Engineering15

Landscape Architecture30

Marine Engineering8

Materials Science139

Mechanical Engineering136

Metallurgical Engineering134

Mining Engineering17

Nanotechnology126

Operations Research77

Optical Engineering138

Petroleum Engineering18

Polymer science and Plastics engineering15

Product and Industrial Design11

Reliability and Quality Engineering33

Remote Sensing54

Renewable Energy Engineering84

Structural Engineering121

Systems Engineering90

Technical Drawing15

Telecommunications126

Transportation Engineering33