100 Best universities for 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 Engineering. A graph of 11.1M citations received by 601K academic papers made by 141 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 Engineering

#111 in Asia

#380 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Engineering

#130 in Asia

#461 in the World

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

3. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Engineering

#167 in Asia

#585 in the World

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

4. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Engineering

#203 in Asia

#676 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

5. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Engineering

#218 in Asia

#721 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

6. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Engineering

#229 in Asia

#744 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

7. Ege University

For Engineering

#231 in Asia

#747 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

8. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Engineering

#253 in Asia

#791 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

9. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Engineering

#269 in Asia

#837 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

10. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Engineering

#279 in Asia

#865 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

11. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Engineering

#291 in Asia

#891 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

12. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Engineering

#293 in Asia

#894 in the World

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

13. Dokuz Eylul University

For Engineering

#296 in Asia

#898 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

14. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Engineering

#330 in Asia

#960 in the World

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

15. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Engineering

#334 in Asia

#968 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

16. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Engineering

#340 in Asia

#986 in the World

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

17. Cukurova University

For Engineering

#368 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

18. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Engineering

#378 in Asia

#1079 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

19. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Engineering

#383 in Asia

#1091 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

20. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Engineering

#392 in Asia

#1108 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

21. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Engineering

#432 in Asia

#1189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

22. Gebze University of Technology

For Engineering

#472 in Asia

#1269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

23. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Engineering

#480 in Asia

#1281 in the World

Founded: 1996

24. Uludag University

For Engineering

#496 in Asia

#1307 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

25. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Engineering

#508 in Asia

#1332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

26. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Engineering

#512 in Asia

#1340 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

27. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Engineering

#523 in Asia

#1377 in the World

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

28. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Engineering

#547 in Asia

#1415 in the World

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

29. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Engineering

#557 in Asia

#1435 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

30. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Engineering

#558 in Asia

#1437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

31. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Engineering

#566 in Asia

#1448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

32. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Engineering

#584 in Asia

#1482 in the World

Founded: 1992

33. Cumhuriyet University

For Engineering

#638 in Asia

#1598 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

34. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Engineering

#643 in Asia

#1606 in the World

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

35. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Engineering

#667 in Asia

#1646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

36. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#673 in Asia

#1656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

37. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Engineering

#730 in Asia

#1773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

38. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Engineering

#740 in Asia

#1790 in the World

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

39. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Engineering

#742 in Asia

#1792 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

40. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Engineering

#762 in Asia

#1829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

41. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Engineering

#764 in Asia

#1835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

42. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Engineering

#776 in Asia

#1852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 25,655
Founded: 1982

43. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Engineering

#806 in Asia

#1907 in the World

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

44. Harran University

For Engineering

#815 in Asia

#1925 in the World

Founded: 1992

45. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Engineering

#817 in Asia

#1927 in the World

Founded: 1994

46. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Engineering

#830 in Asia

#1948 in the World

Founded: 1992

47. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Engineering

#856 in Asia

#1995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,881
Founded: 1982

48. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Engineering

#862 in Asia

#2005 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

49. Duzce University

For Engineering

#876 in Asia

#2040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

50. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Engineering

#912 in Asia

#2111 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

51. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Engineering

#917 in Asia

#2117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

52. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Engineering

#956 in Asia

#2187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

53. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Engineering

#966 in Asia

#2208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

54. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Engineering

#970 in Asia

#2214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

55. Mugla University

For Engineering

#971 in Asia

#2215 in the World

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

56. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Engineering

#981 in Asia

#2242 in the World

Founded: 1997

57. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Engineering

#982 in Asia

#2245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

58. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Engineering

#1038 in Asia

#2347 in the World

Founded: 2006

59. Adnan Menderes University

For Engineering

#1062 in Asia

#2399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

60. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Engineering

#1070 in Asia

#2416 in the World

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

61. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Engineering

#1111 in Asia

#2495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

62. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Engineering

#1134 in Asia

#2544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

63. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Engineering

#1136 in Asia

#2548 in the World

Founded: 1997

64. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Engineering

#1145 in Asia

#2561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,958
Founded: 2006

65. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Engineering

#1185 in Asia

#2642 in the World

Founded: 2006

66. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Engineering

#1213 in Asia

#2701 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

67. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Engineering

#1221 in Asia

#2713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

68. Bursa Technical University

For Engineering

#1225 in Asia

#2720 in the World

Founded: 2010

69. Usak University

For Engineering

#1263 in Asia

#2802 in the World

Founded: 2006

70. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Engineering

#1276 in Asia

#2832 in the World

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

71. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Engineering

#1281 in Asia

#2837 in the World

Founded: 2008

72. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Engineering

#1308 in Asia

#2889 in the World

Founded: 2007

73. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Engineering

#1324 in Asia

#2926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

74. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Engineering

#1331 in Asia

#2940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

75. Batman University

Turkey | Batman

For Engineering

#1354 in Asia

#2993 in the World

Founded: 2007

76. Bingol University

Turkey | Bingol

For Engineering

#1363 in Asia

#3009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

77. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Engineering

#1367 in Asia

#3019 in the World

Founded: 2006

78. Hitit University

For Engineering

#1376 in Asia

#3038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

79. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Engineering

#1384 in Asia

#3053 in the World

Founded: 2010

80. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Engineering

#1386 in Asia

#3058 in the World

Founded: 2006

81. University of Yalova

Turkey | Yalova

For Engineering

#1391 in Asia

#3066 in the World

Founded: 2008

82. Galatasaray University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Engineering

#1403 in Asia

#3084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

83. Izmir University of Economics

For Engineering

#1412 in Asia

#3105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,322
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 2001

84. Yasar University

For Engineering

#1414 in Asia

#3107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,423
Founded: 2001

85. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Engineering

#1433 in Asia

#3151 in the World

Founded: 2006

86. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Engineering

#1438 in Asia

#3165 in the World

Founded: 2006

87. Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

Turkey | Osmaniye

For Engineering

#1441 in Asia

#3170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

88. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Engineering

#1442 in Asia

#3173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

89. Siirt University

For Engineering

#1461 in Asia

#3215 in the World

Founded: 2007

90. Abdullah Gul University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Engineering

#1468 in Asia

#3228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 2,511
Founded: 2010

91. Munzur University

Turkey | Tunceli

For Engineering

#1479 in Asia

#3251 in the World

Founded: 2016

92. Adana Science and Technology University

For Engineering

#1492 in Asia

#3282 in the World

Founded: 2011

93. Gumushane University

Turkey | Gumushane

For Engineering

#1503 in Asia

#3302 in the World

Founded: 2008

94. Dogus University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Engineering

#1511 in Asia

#3320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

95. Kafkas University

For Engineering

#1512 in Asia

#3323 in the World

Founded: 1992

96. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Engineering

#1521 in Asia

#3341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

97. Altinbas University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Engineering

#1530 in Asia

#3356 in the World

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

98. Kadir Has University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Engineering

#1534 in Asia

#3368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

99. Istanbul Kultur University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Engineering

#1552 in Asia

#3410 in the World

Founded: 1997

100. Sinop University

For Engineering

#1581 in Asia

#3478 in the World

Founded: 2007

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

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

Nuclear Engineering28

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