20 Best universities for Urban and Regional planning 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 Urban and Regional planning. A graph of 35.9K citations received by 4.08K academic papers made by 20 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 Urban and Regional planning

#20 in Asia

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Urban and Regional planning

#69 in Asia

#444 in the World

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

3. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Urban and Regional planning

#159 in Asia

#794 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

4. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Urban and Regional planning

#160 in Asia

#803 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

5. Dokuz Eylul University

Turkey | Izmir

For Urban and Regional planning

#177 in Asia

#847 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

6. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Urban and Regional planning

#180 in Asia

#865 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

7. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Urban and Regional planning

#212 in Asia

#976 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

8. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Urban and Regional planning

#236 in Asia

#1031 in the World

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

9. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Urban and Regional planning

#241 in Asia

#1055 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

10. Ege University

Turkey | Izmir

For Urban and Regional planning

#260 in Asia

#1102 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

11. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Urban and Regional planning

#272 in Asia

#1139 in the World

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

12. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Urban and Regional planning

#273 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

13. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Urban and Regional planning

#274 in Asia

#1141 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

14. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Urban and Regional planning

#276 in Asia

#1154 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

15. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Urban and Regional planning

#280 in Asia

#1159 in the World

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

16. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Urban and Regional planning

#297 in Asia

#1197 in the World

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

17. Uludag University

Turkey | Bursa

For Urban and Regional planning

#299 in Asia

#1199 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

18. Izmir Institute of Technology

Turkey | Izmir

For Urban and Regional planning

#317 in Asia

#1252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

19. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Urban and Regional planning

#359 in Asia

#1349 in the World

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

20. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Urban and Regional planning

#400 in Asia

#1431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

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