52 Best universities for Remote Sensing in Turkey

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Turkey ranked based on their research performance in Remote Sensing. A graph of 117K citations received by 8.93K academic papers made by 52 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. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Remote Sensing

#65 in Asia

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Remote Sensing

#81 in Asia

#336 in the World

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

3. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Remote Sensing

#120 in Asia

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

4. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Remote Sensing

#121 in Asia

#524 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

5. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Remote Sensing

#170 in Asia

#671 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

6. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Remote Sensing

#174 in Asia

#685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 9,817
Founded: 1975

7. Gebze University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#183 in Asia

#711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

8. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Remote Sensing

#186 in Asia

#718 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

9. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Remote Sensing

#196 in Asia

#740 in the World

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

10. Cukurova University

For Remote Sensing

#198 in Asia

#744 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

11. Dokuz Eylul University

For Remote Sensing

#217 in Asia

#789 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

12. Mugla University

For Remote Sensing

#263 in Asia

#929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

13. Cumhuriyet University

For Remote Sensing

#269 in Asia

#943 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

14. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Remote Sensing

#271 in Asia

#946 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

15. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Remote Sensing

#279 in Asia

#960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

16. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Remote Sensing

#284 in Asia

#976 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

17. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Remote Sensing

#287 in Asia

#983 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

18. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Remote Sensing

#309 in Asia

#1018 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

19. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Remote Sensing

#319 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Founded: 1996

20. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Remote Sensing

#350 in Asia

#1112 in the World

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

21. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Remote Sensing

#354 in Asia

#1120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1992

22. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Remote Sensing

#355 in Asia

#1122 in the World

Founded: 2006

23. Ege University

For Remote Sensing

#371 in Asia

#1155 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

24. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Remote Sensing

#390 in Asia

#1189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 4,678
Founded: 1982

25. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Remote Sensing

#391 in Asia

#1191 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

26. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Remote Sensing

#401 in Asia

#1208 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

27. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Remote Sensing

#415 in Asia

#1242 in the World

Founded: 1997

28. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Remote Sensing

#427 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

29. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Remote Sensing

#434 in Asia

#1277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

30. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Remote Sensing

#451 in Asia

#1319 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

31. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Remote Sensing

#496 in Asia

#1420 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

32. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Remote Sensing

#534 in Asia

#1488 in the World

Enrollment: 30,513
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 2006

33. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Remote Sensing

#585 in Asia

#1585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

34. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Remote Sensing

#589 in Asia

#1591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

35. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Remote Sensing

#599 in Asia

#1604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

36. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Remote Sensing

#601 in Asia

#1607 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

37. Harran University

For Remote Sensing

#620 in Asia

#1637 in the World

Founded: 1992

38. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Remote Sensing

#634 in Asia

#1676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

39. Uludag University

For Remote Sensing

#640 in Asia

#1686 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

40. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Remote Sensing

#668 in Asia

#1738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

41. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Remote Sensing

#670 in Asia

#1740 in the World

Enrollment: 32,820
Male:Female: 52:48
Founded: 1992

42. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Remote Sensing

#700 in Asia

#1793 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

43. Artvin Coruh University

Turkey | Artvin

For Remote Sensing

#703 in Asia

#1800 in the World

Founded: 2007

44. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Remote Sensing

#722 in Asia

#1843 in the World

Founded: 1992

45. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Remote Sensing

#734 in Asia

#1864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 1,153
Founded: 1975

46. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#757 in Asia

#1914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

47. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Remote Sensing

#770 in Asia

#1937 in the World

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

48. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Remote Sensing

#777 in Asia

#1952 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

49. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Remote Sensing

#779 in Asia

#1956 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

50. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Remote Sensing

#791 in Asia

#1983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

51. Gumushane University

Turkey | Gumushane

For Remote Sensing

#802 in Asia

#2007 in the World

Founded: 2008

52. Bursa Technical University

For Remote Sensing

#857 in Asia

#2087 in the World

Founded: 2010

The best cities to study Remote Sensing in Turkey based on the number of universities and their ranks are Istanbul, Ankara, Kocaeli, and Karatay.

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