37 Best universities for Geography and Cartography in Istanbul

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Geography and Cartography. A graph of 1.02M citations received by 59.7K academic papers made by 37 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 Geography and Cartography

#1 in Turkey

#86 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Istanbul University

For Geography and Cartography

#3 in Turkey

#145 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

3. Yildiz Technical University

For Geography and Cartography

#10 in Turkey

#207 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

4. Bogazici University

For Geography and Cartography

#16 in Turkey

#263 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

5. Marmara University

For Geography and Cartography

#17 in Turkey

#278 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

6. Koc University

For Geography and Cartography

#25 in Turkey

#403 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Sabanci University

For Geography and Cartography

#33 in Turkey

#518 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Yeditepe University

For Geography and Cartography

#59 in Turkey

#900 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

9. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Geography and Cartography

#72 in Turkey

#1094 in Asia

Founded: 2010

10. Ozyegin University

For Geography and Cartography

#74 in Turkey

#1117 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

11. Maltepe University

For Geography and Cartography

#79 in Turkey

#1190 in Asia

Founded: 1997

12. Istanbul Medipol University

For Geography and Cartography

#81 in Turkey

#1220 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

13. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Geography and Cartography

#84 in Turkey

#1249 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

14. Istanbul Aydin University

For Geography and Cartography

#89 in Turkey

#1265 in Asia

Founded: 2007

15. Galatasaray University

For Geography and Cartography

#100 in Turkey

#1465 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

16. Istanbul Commerce University

For Geography and Cartography

#102 in Turkey

#1480 in Asia

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

17. Istanbul Kultur University

For Geography and Cartography

#105 in Turkey

#1517 in Asia

Founded: 1997

18. Beykent University

For Geography and Cartography

#106 in Turkey

#1523 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

19. Kadir Has University

For Geography and Cartography

#107 in Turkey

#1553 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

20. Okan University

For Geography and Cartography

#109 in Turkey

#1589 in Asia

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

21. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Geography and Cartography

#112 in Turkey

#1606 in Asia

Founded: 2010

22. Dogus University

For Geography and Cartography

#115 in Turkey

#1638 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

23. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Geography and Cartography

#118 in Turkey

#1691 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

24. Altinbas University

For Geography and Cartography

#119 in Turkey

#1726 in Asia

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

25. Istanbul Arel University

For Geography and Cartography

#120 in Turkey

#1756 in Asia

Founded: 2007

26. Uskudar University

For Geography and Cartography

#122 in Turkey

#1781 in Asia

Founded: 2011

27. Nisantasi University

For Geography and Cartography

#123 in Turkey

#1800 in Asia

Founded: 2009

28. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Geography and Cartography

#124 in Turkey

#1833 in Asia

Founded: 2010

29. Isik University

For Geography and Cartography

#125 in Turkey

#1852 in Asia

Founded: 1996

30. Istanbul Sehir University

For Geography and Cartography

#126 in Turkey

#1915 in Asia

Founded: 2008

31. Piri Reis University

For Geography and Cartography

#131 in Turkey

#2083 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

32. Halic University

For Geography and Cartography

#133 in Turkey

#2090 in Asia

Founded: 1998

33. Acibadem University

For Geography and Cartography

#134 in Turkey

#2103 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

34. Istanbul New Century University

For Geography and Cartography

#135 in Turkey

#2188 in Asia

Founded: 2016

35. Mef University

For Geography and Cartography

#138 in Turkey

#2220 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

36. Istanbul Science University

For Geography and Cartography

#139 in Turkey

#2354 in Asia

Founded: 2006

37. Istanbul Ayvansaray University

For Geography and Cartography

#141 in Turkey

#2576 in Asia

Founded: 2016

Universities for Geography and Cartography near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	35	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	27	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	20	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	92	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	61	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	21	Sakarya
129	Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University	85	Bilecik
166	Kirklareli University	90	Kirklareli
182	Balikesir University	53	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	44	Duzce