36 Best universities for Geography and Cartography in Istanbul

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 623K citations received by 47.9K academic papers made by 36 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

#83 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Istanbul University

For Geography and Cartography

#4 in Turkey

#153 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

3. Yildiz Technical University

For Geography and Cartography

#11 in Turkey

#212 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

4. Bogazici University

For Geography and Cartography

#14 in Turkey

#240 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

5. Marmara University

For Geography and Cartography

#18 in Turkey

#296 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

6. Koc University

For Geography and Cartography

#25 in Turkey

#391 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Sabanci University

For Geography and Cartography

#31 in Turkey

#465 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Ozyegin University

For Geography and Cartography

#56 in Turkey

#849 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

9. Yeditepe University

For Geography and Cartography

#57 in Turkey

#870 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

10. Maltepe University

For Geography and Cartography

#66 in Turkey

#1032 in Asia

Founded: 1997

11. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Geography and Cartography

#74 in Turkey

#1165 in Asia

Founded: 2010

12. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Geography and Cartography

#79 in Turkey

#1244 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

13. Istanbul Medipol University

For Geography and Cartography

#83 in Turkey

#1303 in Asia

Founded: 2009

14. Galatasaray University

For Geography and Cartography

#90 in Turkey

#1368 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

15. Istanbul Aydin University

For Geography and Cartography

#92 in Turkey

#1405 in Asia

Founded: 2007

16. Kadir Has University

For Geography and Cartography

#99 in Turkey

#1508 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

17. Istanbul Commerce University

For Geography and Cartography

#101 in Turkey

#1535 in Asia

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

18. Beykent University

For Geography and Cartography

#102 in Turkey

#1537 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

19. Istanbul Kultur University

For Geography and Cartography

#103 in Turkey

#1544 in Asia

Founded: 1997

20. Dogus University

For Geography and Cartography

#104 in Turkey

#1556 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

21. Okan University

For Geography and Cartography

#106 in Turkey

#1602 in Asia

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

22. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Geography and Cartography

#114 in Turkey

#1715 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

23. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Geography and Cartography

#115 in Turkey

#1722 in Asia

Founded: 2010

24. Altinbas University

For Geography and Cartography

#118 in Turkey

#1744 in Asia

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

25. Isik University

For Geography and Cartography

#119 in Turkey

#1791 in Asia

Founded: 1996

26. Istanbul Arel University

For Geography and Cartography

#122 in Turkey

#1833 in Asia

Founded: 2007

27. Nisantasi University

For Geography and Cartography

#124 in Turkey

#1845 in Asia

Founded: 2009

28. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Geography and Cartography

#125 in Turkey

#1860 in Asia

Founded: 2010

29. Uskudar University

For Geography and Cartography

#126 in Turkey

#1871 in Asia

Founded: 2011

30. Istanbul Sehir University

For Geography and Cartography

#127 in Turkey

#1887 in Asia

Founded: 2008

31. Piri Reis University

For Geography and Cartography

#131 in Turkey

#2087 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

32. Halic University

For Geography and Cartography

#132 in Turkey

#2098 in Asia

Founded: 1998

33. Acibadem University

For Geography and Cartography

#133 in Turkey

#2114 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

34. Mef University

For Geography and Cartography

#135 in Turkey

#2207 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

35. Istanbul New Century University

For Geography and Cartography

#136 in Turkey

#2273 in Asia

Founded: 2016

36. Istanbul Science University

For Geography and Cartography

#139 in Turkey

#2391 in Asia

Founded: 2006

Universities for Geography and Cartography near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	33	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	28	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	20	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	64	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	21	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	53	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	45	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	22	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	27	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	61	Kutahya