34 Best universities for Telecommunications 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 Telecommunications. A graph of 463K citations received by 22.6K academic papers made by 34 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 Telecommunications

#1 in Turkey

#115 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Bogazici University

For Telecommunications

#4 in Turkey

#165 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

3. Koc University

For Telecommunications

#5 in Turkey

#226 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

4. Yildiz Technical University

For Telecommunications

#7 in Turkey

#273 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

5. Sabanci University

For Telecommunications

#10 in Turkey

#337 in Asia

Founded: 1996

6. Istanbul University

For Telecommunications

#14 in Turkey

#441 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

7. Ozyegin University

For Telecommunications

#17 in Turkey

#496 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

8. Marmara University

For Telecommunications

#22 in Turkey

#577 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

9. Istanbul Medipol University

For Telecommunications

#31 in Turkey

#751 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

10. Kadir Has University

For Telecommunications

#40 in Turkey

#936 in Asia

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

11. Yeditepe University

For Telecommunications

#41 in Turkey

#947 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

12. Dogus University

For Telecommunications

#44 in Turkey

#998 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

13. Isik University

For Telecommunications

#48 in Turkey

#1044 in Asia

Founded: 1996

14. Maltepe University

For Telecommunications

#49 in Turkey

#1050 in Asia

Founded: 1997

15. Altinbas University

For Telecommunications

#59 in Turkey

#1171 in Asia

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

16. Galatasaray University

For Telecommunications

#63 in Turkey

#1215 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

17. Istanbul Kultur University

For Telecommunications

#77 in Turkey

#1355 in Asia

Founded: 1997

18. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Telecommunications

#78 in Turkey

#1377 in Asia

Founded: 2010

19. Istanbul Commerce University

For Telecommunications

#79 in Turkey

#1407 in Asia

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

20. Istanbul Aydin University

For Telecommunications

#82 in Turkey

#1473 in Asia

Founded: 2007

21. Okan University

For Telecommunications

#91 in Turkey

#1598 in Asia

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

22. Uskudar University

For Telecommunications

#96 in Turkey

#1633 in Asia

Founded: 2011

23. Istanbul Arel University

For Telecommunications

#98 in Turkey

#1643 in Asia

Founded: 2007

24. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Telecommunications

#100 in Turkey

#1683 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

25. Istanbul Sehir University

For Telecommunications

#112 in Turkey

#1794 in Asia

Founded: 2008

26. Beykent University

For Telecommunications

#115 in Turkey

#1843 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

27. Halic University

For Telecommunications

#116 in Turkey

#1846 in Asia

Founded: 1998

28. Nisantasi University

For Telecommunications

#117 in Turkey

#1850 in Asia

Founded: 2009

29. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Telecommunications

#121 in Turkey

#1944 in Asia

Founded: 2010

30. Piri Reis University

For Telecommunications

#122 in Turkey

#1965 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

31. Mef University

For Telecommunications

#123 in Turkey

#1980 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

32. Acibadem University

For Telecommunications

#125 in Turkey

#2098 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

33. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Telecommunications

#126 in Turkey

#2115 in Asia

Founded: 2010

34. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Telecommunications

#127 in Turkey

#2141 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

Universities for Telecommunications near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	18	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	13	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	24	Bursa
119	Sakarya University	25	Sakarya
184	Duzce University	36	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	28	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	39	Eskisehir
216	Trakya University	45	Edirne
239	Bulent Ecevit University	37	Zonguldak
295	University of the Aegean	11	Mytilene