100 Best universities for Oceanography 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 Oceanography. A graph of 781K citations received by 43.2K academic papers made by 118 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

#77 in Asia

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Oceanography

#95 in Asia

#383 in the World

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

3. Ege University

For Oceanography

#172 in Asia

#650 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

4. Dokuz Eylul University

For Oceanography

#205 in Asia

#747 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

5. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#213 in Asia

#769 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

6. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Oceanography

#228 in Asia

#815 in the World

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

7. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#235 in Asia

#835 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

8. Cukurova University

For Oceanography

#240 in Asia

#846 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

9. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Oceanography

#260 in Asia

#897 in the World

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

10. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Oceanography

#271 in Asia

#925 in the World

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

11. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#286 in Asia

#960 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

12. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Oceanography

#288 in Asia

#967 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

13. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Oceanography

#314 in Asia

#1028 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

14. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Oceanography

#319 in Asia

#1051 in the World

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

15. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Oceanography

#320 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

16. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Oceanography

#330 in Asia

#1072 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

17. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Oceanography

#370 in Asia

#1176 in the World

Founded: 1992

18. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Oceanography

#410 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

19. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Oceanography

#412 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

20. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Oceanography

#416 in Asia

#1278 in the World

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

21. Uludag University

For Oceanography

#423 in Asia

#1302 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

22. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Oceanography

#442 in Asia

#1347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

23. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Oceanography

#444 in Asia

#1350 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

24. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Oceanography

#446 in Asia

#1355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

25. Gebze University of Technology

For Oceanography

#480 in Asia

#1424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

26. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Oceanography

#503 in Asia

#1454 in the World

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

27. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Oceanography

#507 in Asia

#1468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

28. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Oceanography

#508 in Asia

#1470 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

29. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Oceanography

#530 in Asia

#1515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

30. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#556 in Asia

#1570 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

31. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Oceanography

#568 in Asia

#1596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

32. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Oceanography

#574 in Asia

#1609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

33. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Oceanography

#577 in Asia

#1616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

34. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Oceanography

#596 in Asia

#1649 in the World

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

35. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Oceanography

#618 in Asia

#1688 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

36. Harran University

For Oceanography

#661 in Asia

#1760 in the World

Founded: 1992

37. Cumhuriyet University

For Oceanography

#670 in Asia

#1774 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

38. Mugla University

For Oceanography

#675 in Asia

#1791 in the World

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

39. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Oceanography

#696 in Asia

#1831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

40. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#724 in Asia

#1891 in the World

Founded: 1996

41. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#734 in Asia

#1925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

42. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Oceanography

#750 in Asia

#1963 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

43. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Oceanography

#758 in Asia

#1981 in the World

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

44. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Oceanography

#766 in Asia

#1999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

45. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#771 in Asia

#2009 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

46. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Oceanography

#775 in Asia

#2019 in the World

Founded: 1992

47. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Oceanography

#788 in Asia

#2056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

48. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Oceanography

#802 in Asia

#2088 in the World

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

49. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Oceanography

#812 in Asia

#2107 in the World

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

50. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Oceanography

#818 in Asia

#2122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

51. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Oceanography

#834 in Asia

#2145 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

52. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Oceanography

#859 in Asia

#2209 in the World

Founded: 1992

53. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Oceanography

#898 in Asia

#2273 in the World

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

54. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Oceanography

#903 in Asia

#2280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

55. Duzce University

For Oceanography

#926 in Asia

#2341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

56. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Oceanography

#948 in Asia

#2379 in the World

Founded: 2006

57. Sinop University

For Oceanography

#978 in Asia

#2446 in the World

Founded: 2007

58. Dogus University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#997 in Asia

#2481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

59. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Oceanography

#1003 in Asia

#2496 in the World

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

60. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Oceanography

#1004 in Asia

#2498 in the World

Founded: 2006

61. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Oceanography

#1025 in Asia

#2535 in the World

Founded: 2008

62. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Oceanography

#1047 in Asia

#2580 in the World

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

63. Abdullah Gul University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Oceanography

#1059 in Asia

#2612 in the World

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

64. Adnan Menderes University

For Oceanography

#1064 in Asia

#2624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

65. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Oceanography

#1118 in Asia

#2735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

66. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Oceanography

#1142 in Asia

#2773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

67. Gumushane University

Turkey | Gumushane

For Oceanography

#1143 in Asia

#2774 in the World

Founded: 2008

68. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Oceanography

#1148 in Asia

#2784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

69. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#1156 in Asia

#2797 in the World

Founded: 1997

70. Batman University

Turkey | Batman

For Oceanography

#1164 in Asia

#2817 in the World

Founded: 2007

71. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#1166 in Asia

#2821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

72. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Oceanography

#1184 in Asia

#2856 in the World

Founded: 2007

73. Ordu University

For Oceanography

#1217 in Asia

#2922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

74. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Oceanography

#1247 in Asia

#2993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

75. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Oceanography

#1250 in Asia

#3000 in the World

Founded: 2006

76. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Oceanography

#1255 in Asia

#3010 in the World

Founded: 2006

77. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#1260 in Asia

#3019 in the World

Founded: 2010

78. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Oceanography

#1262 in Asia

#3024 in the World

Founded: 1997

79. Bursa Technical University

For Oceanography

#1266 in Asia

#3029 in the World

Founded: 2010

80. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Oceanography

#1317 in Asia

#3117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

81. Izmir University of Economics

For Oceanography

#1323 in Asia

#3135 in the World

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

82. Usak University

For Oceanography

#1331 in Asia

#3163 in the World

Founded: 2006

83. Munzur University

Turkey | Tunceli

For Oceanography

#1366 in Asia

#3251 in the World

Founded: 2016

84. Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

Turkey | Osmaniye

For Oceanography

#1381 in Asia

#3286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

85. Bingol University

Turkey | Bingol

For Oceanography

#1385 in Asia

#3292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

86. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#1388 in Asia

#3302 in the World

Founded: 2009

87. Cag University

Turkey | Mersin

For Oceanography

#1394 in Asia

#3315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

88. Yasar University

For Oceanography

#1403 in Asia

#3338 in the World

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

89. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Oceanography

#1438 in Asia

#3407 in the World

Founded: 2007

90. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Oceanography

#1443 in Asia

#3417 in the World

Founded: 2006

91. Bayburt University

Turkey | Bayburt

For Oceanography

#1460 in Asia

#3461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2008

92. Kirklareli University

Turkey | Kirklareli

For Oceanography

#1470 in Asia

#3483 in the World

Founded: 2007

93. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Oceanography

#1485 in Asia

#3507 in the World

Founded: 1994

94. Siirt University

For Oceanography

#1494 in Asia

#3531 in the World

Founded: 2007

95. Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

For Oceanography

#1498 in Asia

#3541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2007

96. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Oceanography

#1523 in Asia

#3591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

97. University of Yalova

Turkey | Yalova

For Oceanography

#1533 in Asia

#3613 in the World

Founded: 2008

98. Adana Science and Technology University

For Oceanography

#1564 in Asia

#3673 in the World

Founded: 2011

99. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Oceanography

#1566 in Asia

#3678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

100. Artvin Coruh University

Turkey | Artvin

For Oceanography

#1583 in Asia

#3721 in the World

Founded: 2007

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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