100 Best universities for Archaeology 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 Archaeology. A graph of 2.59M citations received by 153K academic papers made by 141 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. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#98 in Asia

#475 in the World

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

2. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#101 in Asia

#484 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

3. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#132 in Asia

#617 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

4. Ege University

For Archaeology

#149 in Asia

#670 in the World

Founded: 1955

5. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#154 in Asia

#680 in the World

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

6. Dokuz Eylul University

For Archaeology

#159 in Asia

#688 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

7. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#176 in Asia

#748 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

8. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#212 in Asia

#873 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

9. Cukurova University

For Archaeology

#229 in Asia

#906 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

10. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Archaeology

#233 in Asia

#920 in the World

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

11. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#235 in Asia

#922 in the World

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

12. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Archaeology

#237 in Asia

#925 in the World

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

13. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#244 in Asia

#942 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

14. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#246 in Asia

#945 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

15. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#248 in Asia

#950 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

16. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Archaeology

#270 in Asia

#1010 in the World

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

17. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Archaeology

#295 in Asia

#1085 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

18. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Archaeology

#304 in Asia

#1100 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

19. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#316 in Asia

#1123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

20. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Archaeology

#326 in Asia

#1149 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

21. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Archaeology

#339 in Asia

#1177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

22. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Archaeology

#341 in Asia

#1184 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

23. Uludag University

For Archaeology

#352 in Asia

#1210 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

24. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Archaeology

#369 in Asia

#1239 in the World

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

25. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Archaeology

#375 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

26. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Archaeology

#388 in Asia

#1277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

27. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Archaeology

#427 in Asia

#1377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

28. Mugla University

For Archaeology

#442 in Asia

#1426 in the World

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

29. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Archaeology

#458 in Asia

#1481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,417
Founded: 1992

30. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Archaeology

#479 in Asia

#1530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

31. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#490 in Asia

#1556 in the World

Founded: 1996

32. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Archaeology

#502 in Asia

#1589 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

33. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Archaeology

#531 in Asia

#1650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

34. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Archaeology

#532 in Asia

#1651 in the World

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

35. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Archaeology

#600 in Asia

#1775 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

36. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#604 in Asia

#1782 in the World

Founded: 1994

37. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Archaeology

#605 in Asia

#1783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

38. Adnan Menderes University

For Archaeology

#632 in Asia

#1849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

39. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Archaeology

#637 in Asia

#1864 in the World

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

40. Cumhuriyet University

For Archaeology

#656 in Asia

#1902 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

41. Harran University

For Archaeology

#697 in Asia

#1983 in the World

Founded: 1992

42. Gebze University of Technology

For Archaeology

#702 in Asia

#1992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

43. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Archaeology

#721 in Asia

#2040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

44. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Archaeology

#725 in Asia

#2046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

45. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Archaeology

#741 in Asia

#2074 in the World

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

46. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Archaeology

#749 in Asia

#2088 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

47. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Archaeology

#750 in Asia

#2089 in the World

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

48. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Archaeology

#766 in Asia

#2125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,881
Founded: 1982

49. Duzce University

For Archaeology

#767 in Asia

#2127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

50. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Archaeology

#780 in Asia

#2157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

51. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Archaeology

#785 in Asia

#2168 in the World

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

52. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Archaeology

#800 in Asia

#2194 in the World

Founded: 1992

53. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Archaeology

#811 in Asia

#2212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

54. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Archaeology

#813 in Asia

#2214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

55. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Archaeology

#831 in Asia

#2244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,958
Founded: 2006

56. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Archaeology

#838 in Asia

#2253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

57. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#856 in Asia

#2292 in the World

Founded: 2010

58. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#866 in Asia

#2308 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

59. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Archaeology

#874 in Asia

#2329 in the World

Founded: 1992

60. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Archaeology

#888 in Asia

#2356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

61. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Archaeology

#926 in Asia

#2428 in the World

Founded: 2008

62. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Archaeology

#935 in Asia

#2449 in the World

Founded: 2006

63. Usak University

For Archaeology

#940 in Asia

#2454 in the World

Founded: 2006

64. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Archaeology

#957 in Asia

#2484 in the World

Founded: 2006

65. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Archaeology

#971 in Asia

#2517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

66. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#977 in Asia

#2533 in the World

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

67. Yasar University

For Archaeology

#992 in Asia

#2564 in the World

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

68. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#996 in Asia

#2573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

69. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#1017 in Asia

#2620 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

70. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Archaeology

#1023 in Asia

#2627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

71. Istanbul Bilgi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#1035 in Asia

#2661 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

72. Izmir University of Economics

For Archaeology

#1040 in Asia

#2674 in the World

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

73. Kirklareli University

Turkey | Kirklareli

For Archaeology

#1103 in Asia

#2831 in the World

Founded: 2007

74. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#1116 in Asia

#2866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

75. Gumushane University

Turkey | Gumushane

For Archaeology

#1143 in Asia

#2918 in the World

Founded: 2008

76. Galatasaray University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#1190 in Asia

#3030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

77. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#1217 in Asia

#3094 in the World

Founded: 2007

78. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Archaeology

#1221 in Asia

#3102 in the World

Founded: 2006

79. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Archaeology

#1230 in Asia

#3126 in the World

Founded: 2007

80. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Archaeology

#1237 in Asia

#3143 in the World

Founded: 2006

81. Social Sciences University of Ankara

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#1248 in Asia

#3158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2013

82. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Archaeology

#1278 in Asia

#3209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

83. Hitit University

For Archaeology

#1279 in Asia

#3211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

84. Mardin Artuklu University

Turkey | Mardin

For Archaeology

#1308 in Asia

#3273 in the World

Founded: 2007

85. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#1317 in Asia

#3288 in the World

Founded: 1997

86. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Archaeology

#1320 in Asia

#3293 in the World

Founded: 2006

87. Kadir Has University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#1321 in Asia

#3294 in the World

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

88. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#1325 in Asia

#3310 in the World

Founded: 1997

89. Kafkas University

For Archaeology

#1344 in Asia

#3344 in the World

Founded: 1992

90. Bursa Technical University

For Archaeology

#1345 in Asia

#3347 in the World

Founded: 2010

91. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Archaeology

#1350 in Asia

#3355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

92. Bingol University

Turkey | Bingol

For Archaeology

#1356 in Asia

#3363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

93. Beykent University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#1362 in Asia

#3380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

94. Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

Turkey | Osmaniye

For Archaeology

#1363 in Asia

#3385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

95. Istanbul Commerce University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#1374 in Asia

#3411 in the World

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

96. Ordu University

For Archaeology

#1379 in Asia

#3417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

97. Istanbul Kultur University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#1396 in Asia

#3455 in the World

Founded: 1997

98. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#1398 in Asia

#3457 in the World

Founded: 2010

99. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Archaeology

#1406 in Asia

#3479 in the World

Founded: 2006

100. Artvin Coruh University

Turkey | Artvin

For Archaeology

#1420 in Asia

#3514 in the World

Founded: 2007

The best cities to study Archaeology in Turkey based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, and Adana.

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