37 Best universities for Geography and Cartography 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 Geography and Cartography. A graph of 1.12M citations received by 62.1K 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

#89 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Istanbul University

For Geography and Cartography

#3 in Turkey

#146 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

3. Yildiz Technical University

For Geography and Cartography

#10 in Turkey

#208 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

4. Bogazici University

For Geography and Cartography

#16 in Turkey

#269 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

5. Marmara University

For Geography and Cartography

#17 in Turkey

#279 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

6. Koc University

For Geography and Cartography

#25 in Turkey

#412 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Sabanci University

For Geography and Cartography

#33 in Turkey

#530 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Yeditepe University

For Geography and Cartography

#59 in Turkey

#917 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

9. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Geography and Cartography

#70 in Turkey

#1081 in Asia

Founded: 2010

10. Ozyegin University

For Geography and Cartography

#75 in Turkey

#1115 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

11. Maltepe University

For Geography and Cartography

#80 in Turkey

#1203 in Asia

Founded: 1997

12. Istanbul Medipol University

For Geography and Cartography

#81 in Turkey

#1205 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

13. Istanbul Aydin University

For Geography and Cartography

#85 in Turkey

#1234 in Asia

Founded: 2007

14. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Geography and Cartography

#90 in Turkey

#1255 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

15. Istanbul Commerce University

For Geography and Cartography

#101 in Turkey

#1463 in Asia

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

16. Galatasaray University

For Geography and Cartography

#102 in Turkey

#1479 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

17. Beykent University

For Geography and Cartography

#105 in Turkey

#1531 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

18. Istanbul Kultur University

For Geography and Cartography

#106 in Turkey

#1535 in Asia

Founded: 1997

19. Kadir Has University

For Geography and Cartography

#110 in Turkey

#1549 in Asia

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

20. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Geography and Cartography

#111 in Turkey

#1577 in Asia

Founded: 2010

21. Okan University

For Geography and Cartography

#112 in Turkey

#1580 in Asia

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

22. Dogus University

For Geography and Cartography

#115 in Turkey

#1643 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

23. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Geography and Cartography

#118 in Turkey

#1679 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

24. Altinbas University

For Geography and Cartography

#119 in Turkey

#1695 in Asia

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

25. Istanbul Arel University

For Geography and Cartography

#120 in Turkey

#1742 in Asia

Founded: 2007

26. Uskudar University

For Geography and Cartography

#121 in Turkey

#1750 in Asia

Founded: 2011

27. Nisantasi University

For Geography and Cartography

#123 in Turkey

#1755 in Asia

Founded: 2009

28. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Geography and Cartography

#124 in Turkey

#1837 in Asia

Founded: 2010

29. Isik University

For Geography and Cartography

#125 in Turkey

#1861 in Asia

Founded: 1996

30. Istanbul Sehir University

For Geography and Cartography

#127 in Turkey

#1911 in Asia

Founded: 2008

31. Piri Reis University

For Geography and Cartography

#132 in Turkey

#2067 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

32. Halic University

For Geography and Cartography

#133 in Turkey

#2087 in Asia

Founded: 1998

33. Acibadem University

For Geography and Cartography

#134 in Turkey

#2102 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

34. Istanbul New Century University

For Geography and Cartography

#135 in Turkey

#2172 in Asia

Founded: 2016

35. Mef University

For Geography and Cartography

#138 in Turkey

#2211 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

36. Istanbul Science University

For Geography and Cartography

#139 in Turkey

#2368 in Asia

Founded: 2006

37. Istanbul Ayvansaray University

For Geography and Cartography

#141 in Turkey

#2562 in Asia

Founded: 2016

Universities for Geography and Cartography near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	36	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	26	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	20	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	87	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	60	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	21	Sakarya
129	Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University	86	Bilecik
166	Kirklareli University	89	Kirklareli
182	Balikesir University	53	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	42	Duzce