21 Best universities for Urban and Regional planning in Turkey

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 40.7K citations received by 4.4K academic papers made by 21 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

#23 in Asia

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Urban and Regional planning

#73 in Asia

#448 in the World

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

3. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Urban and Regional planning

#157 in Asia

#772 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

4. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Urban and Regional planning

#176 in Asia

#835 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

5. Dokuz Eylul University

Turkey | Izmir

For Urban and Regional planning

#187 in Asia

#863 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

6. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Urban and Regional planning

#188 in Asia

#870 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

7. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Urban and Regional planning

#220 in Asia

#975 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

8. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Urban and Regional planning

#238 in Asia

#1033 in the World

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

9. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Urban and Regional planning

#253 in Asia

#1081 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

10. Ege University

Turkey | Izmir

For Urban and Regional planning

#266 in Asia

#1119 in the World

Founded: 1955

11. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Urban and Regional planning

#269 in Asia

#1125 in the World

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

12. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Urban and Regional planning

#277 in Asia

#1143 in the World

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

13. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Urban and Regional planning

#279 in Asia

#1146 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

14. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Urban and Regional planning

#281 in Asia

#1156 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

15. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Urban and Regional planning

#284 in Asia

#1164 in the World

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

16. Uludag University

Turkey | Bursa

For Urban and Regional planning

#296 in Asia

#1195 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

17. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Urban and Regional planning

#309 in Asia

#1223 in the World

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

18. Izmir Institute of Technology

Turkey | Izmir

For Urban and Regional planning

#321 in Asia

#1258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

19. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Urban and Regional planning

#356 in Asia

#1339 in the World

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

20. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Urban and Regional planning

#398 in Asia

#1430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

21. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Urban and Regional planning

#428 in Asia

#1490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
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.