27 Best universities for Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 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 Meteorology and Atmospheric Science. A graph of 252K citations received by 12.8K academic papers made by 27 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 Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#1 in Turkey

#88 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Yildiz Technical University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#4 in Turkey

#176 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

3. Istanbul University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#14 in Turkey

#321 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

4. Bogazici University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#19 in Turkey

#380 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

5. Marmara University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#23 in Turkey

#443 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

6. Koc University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#32 in Turkey

#614 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Sabanci University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#34 in Turkey

#651 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Maltepe University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#50 in Turkey

#928 in Asia

Founded: 1997

9. Yeditepe University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#64 in Turkey

#1065 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

10. Ozyegin University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#65 in Turkey

#1090 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

11. Istanbul Medipol University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#82 in Turkey

#1356 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

12. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#88 in Turkey

#1446 in Asia

Founded: 2010

13. Istanbul Aydin University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#90 in Turkey

#1452 in Asia

Founded: 2007

14. Istanbul Kultur University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#100 in Turkey

#1605 in Asia

Founded: 1997

15. Istanbul Commerce University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#103 in Turkey

#1635 in Asia

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

16. Isik University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#106 in Turkey

#1663 in Asia

Founded: 1996

17. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#107 in Turkey

#1769 in Asia

Founded: 2010

18. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#108 in Turkey

#1781 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

19. Dogus University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#109 in Turkey

#1815 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

20. Altinbas University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#111 in Turkey

#1842 in Asia

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

21. Beykent University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#112 in Turkey

#1852 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

22. Okan University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#114 in Turkey

#1893 in Asia

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

23. Kadir Has University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#115 in Turkey

#1917 in Asia

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

24. Nisantasi University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#116 in Turkey

#1932 in Asia

Founded: 2009

25. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#120 in Turkey

#2027 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

26. Istanbul Arel University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#121 in Turkey

#2043 in Asia

Founded: 2007

27. Acibadem University

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#122 in Turkey

#2046 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

Universities for Meteorology and Atmospheric Science near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	26	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	17	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	12	Bursa
119	Sakarya University	27	Sakarya
184	Duzce University	48	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	29	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	33	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	55	Kutahya
216	Trakya University	44	Edirne
217	Abant Izzet Baysal University	47	Bolu

Environmental Science subfields in Istanbul

Agricultural Science20

Earth science and Geophysics17

Environmental Chemistry17

Environmental Engineering8

Environmental Management28

Geography and Cartography37

Geotechnical Engineering15

Petrology and Geochemistry13

Urban and Regional planning5

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation11