37 Best universities for Archaeology 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 Archaeology. A graph of 701K citations received by 37K academic papers made by 37 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 Archaeology

#2 in Turkey

#101 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Istanbul University

For Archaeology

#3 in Turkey

#132 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

3. Marmara University

For Archaeology

#11 in Turkey

#235 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

4. Bogazici University

For Archaeology

#14 in Turkey

#246 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

5. Yildiz Technical University

For Archaeology

#15 in Turkey

#248 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

6. Koc University

For Archaeology

#19 in Turkey

#316 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Sabanci University

For Archaeology

#31 in Turkey

#490 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Archaeology

#57 in Turkey

#856 in Asia

Founded: 2010

9. Yeditepe University

For Archaeology

#58 in Turkey

#866 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

10. Ozyegin University

For Archaeology

#68 in Turkey

#996 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

11. Istanbul Medipol University

For Archaeology

#69 in Turkey

#1017 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

12. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Archaeology

#71 in Turkey

#1035 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

13. Galatasaray University

For Archaeology

#76 in Turkey

#1190 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

14. Istanbul Aydin University

For Archaeology

#77 in Turkey

#1217 in Asia

Founded: 2007

15. Maltepe University

For Archaeology

#85 in Turkey

#1317 in Asia

Founded: 1997

16. Kadir Has University

For Archaeology

#87 in Turkey

#1321 in Asia

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

17. Beykent University

For Archaeology

#93 in Turkey

#1362 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

18. Istanbul Commerce University

For Archaeology

#95 in Turkey

#1374 in Asia

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

19. Istanbul Kultur University

For Archaeology

#97 in Turkey

#1396 in Asia

Founded: 1997

20. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Archaeology

#98 in Turkey

#1398 in Asia

Founded: 2010

21. Okan University

For Archaeology

#104 in Turkey

#1482 in Asia

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

22. Dogus University

For Archaeology

#109 in Turkey

#1558 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

23. Nisantasi University

For Archaeology

#115 in Turkey

#1621 in Asia

Founded: 2009

24. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Archaeology

#117 in Turkey

#1697 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

25. Istanbul Sehir University

For Archaeology

#120 in Turkey

#1736 in Asia

Founded: 2008

26. Istanbul Arel University

For Archaeology

#121 in Turkey

#1743 in Asia

Founded: 2007

27. Uskudar University

For Archaeology

#122 in Turkey

#1750 in Asia

Founded: 2011

28. Altinbas University

For Archaeology

#123 in Turkey

#1752 in Asia

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

29. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Archaeology

#124 in Turkey

#1769 in Asia

Founded: 2010

30. Isik University

For Archaeology

#125 in Turkey

#1790 in Asia

Founded: 1996

31. Acibadem University

For Archaeology

#128 in Turkey

#1962 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

32. Piri Reis University

For Archaeology

#131 in Turkey

#2002 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

33. Halic University

For Archaeology

#133 in Turkey

#2040 in Asia

Founded: 1998

34. Mef University

For Archaeology

#134 in Turkey

#2085 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

35. Istanbul New Century University

For Archaeology

#137 in Turkey

#2240 in Asia

Founded: 2016

36. Istanbul Science University

For Archaeology

#139 in Turkey

#2346 in Asia

Founded: 2006

37. Istanbul Ayvansaray University

For Archaeology

#141 in Turkey

#2543 in Asia

Founded: 2016

Universities for Archaeology near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	42	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	32	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	23	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	55	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	18	Sakarya
166	Kirklareli University	73	Kirklareli
182	Balikesir University	52	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	49	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	24	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	26	Eskisehir

Universities for Archaeology near Istanbul

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