100 Best universities for Geology in Turkey

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Turkey ranked based on their research performance in Geology. A graph of 3.47M citations received by 239K academic papers made by 140 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 Geology

#87 in Asia

#410 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Geology

#101 in Asia

#459 in the World

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

3. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Geology

#133 in Asia

#560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

4. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Geology

#146 in Asia

#590 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

5. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Geology

#165 in Asia

#648 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

6. Ege University

For Geology

#169 in Asia

#658 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

7. Dokuz Eylul University

For Geology

#199 in Asia

#762 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

8. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Geology

#213 in Asia

#792 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

9. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Geology

#226 in Asia

#826 in the World

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

10. Cukurova University

For Geology

#230 in Asia

#835 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

11. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Geology

#241 in Asia

#864 in the World

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

12. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Geology

#246 in Asia

#878 in the World

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

13. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Geology

#272 in Asia

#958 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

14. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Geology

#275 in Asia

#961 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

15. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Geology

#287 in Asia

#986 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

16. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Geology

#292 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

17. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Geology

#343 in Asia

#1133 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

18. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Geology

#347 in Asia

#1139 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

19. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Geology

#350 in Asia

#1143 in the World

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

20. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Geology

#359 in Asia

#1161 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

21. Uludag University

For Geology

#379 in Asia

#1211 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

22. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Geology

#384 in Asia

#1226 in the World

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

23. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Geology

#410 in Asia

#1287 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

24. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Geology

#416 in Asia

#1298 in the World

Founded: 1992

25. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Geology

#421 in Asia

#1309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

26. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Geology

#426 in Asia

#1321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

27. Cumhuriyet University

For Geology

#437 in Asia

#1354 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

28. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Geology

#451 in Asia

#1379 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

29. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Geology

#454 in Asia

#1390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

30. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Geology

#491 in Asia

#1475 in the World

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

31. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Geology

#500 in Asia

#1499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

32. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Geology

#523 in Asia

#1544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

33. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Geology

#530 in Asia

#1556 in the World

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

34. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Geology

#565 in Asia

#1618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

35. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Geology

#568 in Asia

#1623 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

36. Gebze University of Technology

For Geology

#573 in Asia

#1630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

37. Mugla University

For Geology

#589 in Asia

#1666 in the World

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

38. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Geology

#595 in Asia

#1677 in the World

Founded: 1994

39. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Geology

#599 in Asia

#1681 in the World

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

40. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Geology

#606 in Asia

#1691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

41. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Geology

#616 in Asia

#1710 in the World

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

42. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Geology

#628 in Asia

#1731 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

43. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Geology

#640 in Asia

#1748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

44. Harran University

For Geology

#652 in Asia

#1774 in the World

Founded: 1992

45. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Geology

#668 in Asia

#1801 in the World

Founded: 1996

46. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Geology

#673 in Asia

#1810 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

47. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Geology

#682 in Asia

#1829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

48. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Geology

#690 in Asia

#1845 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

49. Adnan Menderes University

For Geology

#696 in Asia

#1853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

50. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Geology

#702 in Asia

#1861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

51. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Geology

#718 in Asia

#1893 in the World

Founded: 1992

52. Duzce University

For Geology

#725 in Asia

#1908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

53. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Geology

#785 in Asia

#2052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 4,739
Founded: 1982

54. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Geology

#792 in Asia

#2064 in the World

Founded: 1992

55. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Geology

#843 in Asia

#2165 in the World

Founded: 2006

56. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Geology

#862 in Asia

#2195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

57. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Geology

#947 in Asia

#2378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

58. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Geology

#950 in Asia

#2386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

59. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Geology

#1007 in Asia

#2496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

60. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Geology

#1050 in Asia

#2585 in the World

Founded: 2006

61. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Geology

#1055 in Asia

#2594 in the World

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

62. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Geology

#1057 in Asia

#2600 in the World

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

63. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Geology

#1091 in Asia

#2677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

64. Gumushane University

Turkey | Gumushane

For Geology

#1092 in Asia

#2678 in the World

Founded: 2008

65. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Geology

#1096 in Asia

#2683 in the World

Founded: 2006

66. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Geology

#1111 in Asia

#2714 in the World

Founded: 1997

67. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Geology

#1153 in Asia

#2796 in the World

Founded: 2008

68. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Geology

#1169 in Asia

#2831 in the World

Founded: 2009

69. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Geology

#1196 in Asia

#2874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

70. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Geology

#1210 in Asia

#2902 in the World

Founded: 2006

71. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Geology

#1224 in Asia

#2934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

72. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Geology

#1230 in Asia

#2944 in the World

Founded: 1997

73. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Geology

#1252 in Asia

#2987 in the World

Founded: 2006

74. Ordu University

For Geology

#1262 in Asia

#3007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

75. Usak University

For Geology

#1267 in Asia

#3017 in the World

Founded: 2006

76. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Geology

#1276 in Asia

#3043 in the World

Founded: 2010

77. Kafkas University

For Geology

#1304 in Asia

#3108 in the World

Founded: 1992

78. Izmir University of Economics

For Geology

#1312 in Asia

#3120 in the World

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

79. Bingol University

Turkey | Bingol

For Geology

#1354 in Asia

#3219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

80. Bezmialem Vakif University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Geology

#1356 in Asia

#3221 in the World

Founded: 2010

81. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Geology

#1359 in Asia

#3227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

82. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Geology

#1365 in Asia

#3242 in the World

Founded: 2007

83. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Geology

#1371 in Asia

#3252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

84. Munzur University

Turkey | Tunceli

For Geology

#1372 in Asia

#3253 in the World

Founded: 2016

85. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Geology

#1396 in Asia

#3306 in the World

Founded: 2006

86. Bursa Technical University

For Geology

#1398 in Asia

#3313 in the World

Founded: 2010

87. Sinop University

For Geology

#1424 in Asia

#3367 in the World

Founded: 2007

88. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Geology

#1426 in Asia

#3375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

89. Galatasaray University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Geology

#1427 in Asia

#3378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

90. Batman University

Turkey | Batman

For Geology

#1442 in Asia

#3415 in the World

Founded: 2007

91. Siirt University

For Geology

#1466 in Asia

#3467 in the World

Founded: 2007

92. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Geology

#1469 in Asia

#3473 in the World

Founded: 2007

93. Yasar University

For Geology

#1479 in Asia

#3493 in the World

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

94. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Geology

#1486 in Asia

#3510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

95. Hitit University

For Geology

#1488 in Asia

#3512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

96. Bayburt University

Turkey | Bayburt

For Geology

#1489 in Asia

#3513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2008

97. Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

Turkey | Osmaniye

For Geology

#1522 in Asia

#3601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

98. Amasya University

Turkey | Amasya

For Geology

#1558 in Asia

#3679 in the World

Founded: 2006

99. Artvin Coruh University

Turkey | Artvin

For Geology

#1572 in Asia

#3711 in the World

Founded: 2007

100. Dogus University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Geology

#1575 in Asia

#3717 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

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

Environmental Science subfields in Turkey

Agricultural Science109

Earth science and Geophysics101

Environmental Chemistry105

Environmental Engineering64

Environmental Management119

Geography and Cartography140

Geotechnical Engineering97

Hydrology and Water resources management7

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science119

Mining Engineering18

Oceanography118

Paleontology138

Petrology and Geochemistry69

Urban and Regional planning12

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation76