100 Best universities for Oceanography in Turkey

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Turkey ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 1.08M citations received by 51.5K academic papers made by 122 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 Oceanography

#81 in Asia

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Oceanography

#98 in Asia

#390 in the World

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

3. Ege University

For Oceanography

#170 in Asia

#614 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

4. Dokuz Eylul University

For Oceanography

#208 in Asia

#733 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

5. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#209 in Asia

#734 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

6. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#220 in Asia

#773 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

7. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Oceanography

#241 in Asia

#835 in the World

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

8. Cukurova University

For Oceanography

#248 in Asia

#851 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

9. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Oceanography

#272 in Asia

#915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

10. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Oceanography

#281 in Asia

#938 in the World

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

11. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Oceanography

#282 in Asia

#939 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

12. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#297 in Asia

#980 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

13. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Oceanography

#324 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

14. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Oceanography

#327 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

15. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Oceanography

#344 in Asia

#1088 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

16. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Oceanography

#361 in Asia

#1136 in the World

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

17. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Oceanography

#363 in Asia

#1146 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

18. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Oceanography

#375 in Asia

#1177 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

19. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Oceanography

#402 in Asia

#1240 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

20. Uludag University

For Oceanography

#424 in Asia

#1293 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

21. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Oceanography

#454 in Asia

#1349 in the World

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

22. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Oceanography

#479 in Asia

#1406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

23. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Oceanography

#486 in Asia

#1420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

24. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Oceanography

#492 in Asia

#1431 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

25. Gebze University of Technology

For Oceanography

#526 in Asia

#1484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

26. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Oceanography

#533 in Asia

#1504 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

27. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Oceanography

#535 in Asia

#1511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

28. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#550 in Asia

#1542 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

29. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Oceanography

#552 in Asia

#1546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

30. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Oceanography

#553 in Asia

#1548 in the World

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

31. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Oceanography

#554 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

32. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Oceanography

#599 in Asia

#1640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

33. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Oceanography

#612 in Asia

#1664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

34. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Oceanography

#630 in Asia

#1689 in the World

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

35. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Oceanography

#639 in Asia

#1717 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

36. Harran University

For Oceanography

#643 in Asia

#1722 in the World

Founded: 1992

37. Mugla University

For Oceanography

#650 in Asia

#1732 in the World

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

38. Cumhuriyet University

For Oceanography

#669 in Asia

#1770 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

39. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Oceanography

#690 in Asia

#1817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

40. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Oceanography

#712 in Asia

#1857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

41. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#740 in Asia

#1928 in the World

Founded: 1996

42. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Oceanography

#767 in Asia

#1988 in the World

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

43. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Oceanography

#784 in Asia

#2019 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

44. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#788 in Asia

#2023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

45. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Oceanography

#804 in Asia

#2054 in the World

Founded: 1992

46. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Oceanography

#813 in Asia

#2072 in the World

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

47. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Oceanography

#819 in Asia

#2089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

48. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Oceanography

#825 in Asia

#2099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

49. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Oceanography

#827 in Asia

#2103 in the World

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

50. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#835 in Asia

#2125 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

51. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Oceanography

#852 in Asia

#2167 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

52. Sinop University

For Oceanography

#864 in Asia

#2200 in the World

Founded: 2007

53. Duzce University

For Oceanography

#888 in Asia

#2259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

54. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Oceanography

#911 in Asia

#2294 in the World

Founded: 1992

55. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Oceanography

#921 in Asia

#2317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,881
Founded: 1982

56. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Oceanography

#951 in Asia

#2370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

57. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Oceanography

#957 in Asia

#2380 in the World

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

58. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Oceanography

#989 in Asia

#2452 in the World

Founded: 2006

59. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Oceanography

#1009 in Asia

#2488 in the World

Founded: 2006

60. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Oceanography

#1015 in Asia

#2514 in the World

Founded: 2008

61. Adnan Menderes University

For Oceanography

#1026 in Asia

#2537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

62. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Oceanography

#1047 in Asia

#2582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,958
Founded: 2006

63. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Oceanography

#1049 in Asia

#2584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

64. Ordu University

For Oceanography

#1056 in Asia

#2603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

65. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Oceanography

#1077 in Asia

#2641 in the World

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

66. Abdullah Gul University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Oceanography

#1104 in Asia

#2688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 2,511
Founded: 2010

67. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Oceanography

#1115 in Asia

#2716 in the World

Founded: 2006

68. Dogus University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#1140 in Asia

#2770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

69. Batman University

Turkey | Batman

For Oceanography

#1166 in Asia

#2819 in the World

Founded: 2007

70. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Oceanography

#1173 in Asia

#2832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

71. Gumushane University

Turkey | Gumushane

For Oceanography

#1176 in Asia

#2836 in the World

Founded: 2008

72. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Oceanography

#1202 in Asia

#2883 in the World

Founded: 2006

73. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#1203 in Asia

#2884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

74. Sirnak University

Turkey | Sirnak

For Oceanography

#1215 in Asia

#2900 in the World

Founded: 2008

75. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Oceanography

#1223 in Asia

#2918 in the World

Founded: 2007

76. Bursa Technical University

For Oceanography

#1228 in Asia

#2935 in the World

Founded: 2010

77. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Oceanography

#1251 in Asia

#2991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

78. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#1264 in Asia

#3015 in the World

Founded: 2010

79. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#1285 in Asia

#3060 in the World

Founded: 1997

80. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Oceanography

#1293 in Asia

#3073 in the World

Founded: 1997

81. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Oceanography

#1305 in Asia

#3095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

82. Izmir University of Economics

For Oceanography

#1315 in Asia

#3127 in the World

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

83. Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

Turkey | Osmaniye

For Oceanography

#1318 in Asia

#3132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

84. Siirt University

For Oceanography

#1347 in Asia

#3199 in the World

Founded: 2007

85. Bingol University

Turkey | Bingol

For Oceanography

#1359 in Asia

#3228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

86. Usak University

For Oceanography

#1363 in Asia

#3236 in the World

Founded: 2006

87. Munzur University

Turkey | Tunceli

For Oceanography

#1366 in Asia

#3241 in the World

Founded: 2016

88. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#1377 in Asia

#3264 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

89. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#1384 in Asia

#3287 in the World

Founded: 2007

90. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Oceanography

#1418 in Asia

#3349 in the World

Founded: 2006

91. Artvin Coruh University

Turkey | Artvin

For Oceanography

#1421 in Asia

#3361 in the World

Founded: 2007

92. Yasar University

For Oceanography

#1456 in Asia

#3428 in the World

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

93. Cag University

Turkey | Mersin

For Oceanography

#1465 in Asia

#3447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

94. Bayburt University

Turkey | Bayburt

For Oceanography

#1474 in Asia

#3468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2008

95. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Oceanography

#1479 in Asia

#3487 in the World

Founded: 1994

96. Adana Science and Technology University

For Oceanography

#1497 in Asia

#3533 in the World

Founded: 2011

97. Nisantasi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#1501 in Asia

#3544 in the World

Founded: 2009

98. Kirklareli University

Turkey | Kirklareli

For Oceanography

#1508 in Asia

#3560 in the World

Founded: 2007

99. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Oceanography

#1511 in Asia

#3568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

100. University of Yalova

Turkey | Yalova

For Oceanography

#1527 in Asia

#3601 in the World

Founded: 2008

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

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