37 Best universities for Archaeology in Istanbul

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Archaeology. A graph of 646K citations received by 35.7K 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

#100 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Istanbul University

For Archaeology

#3 in Turkey

#130 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

3. Marmara University

For Archaeology

#10 in Turkey

#231 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

4. Bogazici University

For Archaeology

#13 in Turkey

#239 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

5. Yildiz Technical University

For Archaeology

#15 in Turkey

#252 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

6. Koc University

For Archaeology

#19 in Turkey

#307 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Sabanci University

For Archaeology

#31 in Turkey

#483 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Yeditepe University

For Archaeology

#56 in Turkey

#848 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

9. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Archaeology

#58 in Turkey

#870 in Asia

Founded: 2010

10. Ozyegin University

For Archaeology

#68 in Turkey

#1002 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

11. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Archaeology

#69 in Turkey

#1029 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

12. Istanbul Medipol University

For Archaeology

#70 in Turkey

#1031 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

13. Galatasaray University

For Archaeology

#76 in Turkey

#1172 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

14. Istanbul Aydin University

For Archaeology

#77 in Turkey

#1223 in Asia

Founded: 2007

15. Maltepe University

For Archaeology

#83 in Turkey

#1300 in Asia

Founded: 1997

16. Kadir Has University

For Archaeology

#86 in Turkey

#1325 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

17. Beykent University

For Archaeology

#88 in Turkey

#1345 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

18. Istanbul Kultur University

For Archaeology

#93 in Turkey

#1375 in Asia

Founded: 1997

19. Istanbul Commerce University

For Archaeology

#94 in Turkey

#1380 in Asia

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

20. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Archaeology

#97 in Turkey

#1410 in Asia

Founded: 2010

21. Okan University

For Archaeology

#103 in Turkey

#1476 in Asia

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

22. Dogus University

For Archaeology

#108 in Turkey

#1552 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

23. Nisantasi University

For Archaeology

#115 in Turkey

#1693 in Asia

Founded: 2009

24. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Archaeology

#117 in Turkey

#1699 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

25. Istanbul Sehir University

For Archaeology

#118 in Turkey

#1708 in Asia

Founded: 2008

26. Istanbul Arel University

For Archaeology

#120 in Turkey

#1747 in Asia

Founded: 2007

27. Altinbas University

For Archaeology

#121 in Turkey

#1749 in Asia

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

28. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Archaeology

#122 in Turkey

#1764 in Asia

Founded: 2010

29. Uskudar University

For Archaeology

#123 in Turkey

#1771 in Asia

Founded: 2011

30. Isik University

For Archaeology

#124 in Turkey

#1782 in Asia

Founded: 1996

31. Acibadem University

For Archaeology

#127 in Turkey

#1942 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

32. Piri Reis University

For Archaeology

#131 in Turkey

#2035 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

33. Halic University

For Archaeology

#133 in Turkey

#2055 in Asia

Founded: 1998

34. Mef University

For Archaeology

#134 in Turkey

#2092 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

35. Istanbul New Century University

For Archaeology

#137 in Turkey

#2264 in Asia

Founded: 2016

36. Istanbul Science University

For Archaeology

#139 in Turkey

#2339 in Asia

Founded: 2006

37. Istanbul Ayvansaray University

For Archaeology

#141 in Turkey

#2544 in Asia

Founded: 2016

Universities for Archaeology near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	41	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	32	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	23	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	57	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	18	Sakarya
166	Kirklareli University	74	Kirklareli
182	Balikesir University	51	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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