100 Best universities for Archaeology 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 Archaeology. A graph of 2.37M citations received by 147K 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

#94 in Asia

#473 in the World

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

2. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#100 in Asia

#488 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

3. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#130 in Asia

#612 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

4. Ege University

For Archaeology

#147 in Asia

#675 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

5. Dokuz Eylul University

For Archaeology

#150 in Asia

#680 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

6. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#151 in Asia

#682 in the World

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

7. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#170 in Asia

#743 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

8. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#212 in Asia

#874 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

9. Cukurova University

For Archaeology

#222 in Asia

#903 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

10. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#231 in Asia

#926 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

11. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Archaeology

#234 in Asia

#929 in the World

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

12. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#237 in Asia

#932 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

13. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#239 in Asia

#934 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

14. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Archaeology

#240 in Asia

#935 in the World

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

15. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#252 in Asia

#970 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

16. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Archaeology

#265 in Asia

#1011 in the World

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

17. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Archaeology

#292 in Asia

#1086 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

18. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Archaeology

#306 in Asia

#1118 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

19. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#307 in Asia

#1120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

20. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Archaeology

#330 in Asia

#1167 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

21. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Archaeology

#337 in Asia

#1187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

22. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Archaeology

#342 in Asia

#1200 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

23. Uludag University

For Archaeology

#356 in Asia

#1228 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

24. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Archaeology

#357 in Asia

#1229 in the World

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

25. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Archaeology

#364 in Asia

#1248 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

26. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Archaeology

#376 in Asia

#1271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

27. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Archaeology

#420 in Asia

#1379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

28. Mugla University

For Archaeology

#437 in Asia

#1418 in the World

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

29. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Archaeology

#452 in Asia

#1470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 41,647
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1992

30. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Archaeology

#460 in Asia

#1491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

31. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#483 in Asia

#1550 in the World

Founded: 1996

32. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Archaeology

#502 in Asia

#1599 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

33. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Archaeology

#523 in Asia

#1640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

34. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Archaeology

#528 in Asia

#1650 in the World

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

35. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#580 in Asia

#1746 in the World

Founded: 1994

36. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Archaeology

#595 in Asia

#1787 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

37. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Archaeology

#601 in Asia

#1801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

38. Adnan Menderes University

For Archaeology

#632 in Asia

#1866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

39. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Archaeology

#636 in Asia

#1876 in the World

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

40. Cumhuriyet University

For Archaeology

#644 in Asia

#1889 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

41. Gebze University of Technology

For Archaeology

#697 in Asia

#1998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

42. Harran University

For Archaeology

#709 in Asia

#2023 in the World

Founded: 1992

43. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Archaeology

#716 in Asia

#2037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

44. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Archaeology

#725 in Asia

#2054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

45. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Archaeology

#738 in Asia

#2083 in the World

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

46. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Archaeology

#742 in Asia

#2091 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

47. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Archaeology

#754 in Asia

#2121 in the World

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

48. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Archaeology

#755 in Asia

#2124 in the World

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

49. Duzce University

For Archaeology

#775 in Asia

#2164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

50. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Archaeology

#794 in Asia

#2195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

51. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Archaeology

#796 in Asia

#2198 in the World

Founded: 1992

52. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Archaeology

#800 in Asia

#2205 in the World

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

53. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Archaeology

#807 in Asia

#2217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

54. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Archaeology

#810 in Asia

#2221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

55. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Archaeology

#834 in Asia

#2265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

56. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#848 in Asia

#2294 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

57. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Archaeology

#852 in Asia

#2301 in the World

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

58. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#870 in Asia

#2344 in the World

Founded: 2010

59. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Archaeology

#876 in Asia

#2353 in the World

Founded: 1992

60. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Archaeology

#900 in Asia

#2400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

61. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Archaeology

#933 in Asia

#2467 in the World

Founded: 2006

62. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#951 in Asia

#2500 in the World

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

63. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Archaeology

#952 in Asia

#2502 in the World

Founded: 2008

64. Usak University

For Archaeology

#959 in Asia

#2516 in the World

Founded: 2006

65. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Archaeology

#960 in Asia

#2517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

66. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Archaeology

#967 in Asia

#2538 in the World

Founded: 2006

67. Yasar University

For Archaeology

#996 in Asia

#2597 in the World

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

68. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#1002 in Asia

#2608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

69. Istanbul Bilgi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#1029 in Asia

#2674 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

70. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#1031 in Asia

#2679 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

71. Izmir University of Economics

For Archaeology

#1035 in Asia

#2688 in the World

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

72. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Archaeology

#1059 in Asia

#2749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

73. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#1099 in Asia

#2846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

74. Kirklareli University

Turkey | Kirklareli

For Archaeology

#1112 in Asia

#2873 in the World

Founded: 2007

75. Gumushane University

Turkey | Gumushane

For Archaeology

#1166 in Asia

#2982 in the World

Founded: 2008

76. Galatasaray University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#1172 in Asia

#3000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

77. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#1223 in Asia

#3124 in the World

Founded: 2007

78. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Archaeology

#1247 in Asia

#3168 in the World

Founded: 2006

79. Social Sciences University of Ankara

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#1250 in Asia

#3172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2013

80. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Archaeology

#1264 in Asia

#3200 in the World

Founded: 2007

81. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Archaeology

#1273 in Asia

#3214 in the World

Founded: 2006

82. Hitit University

For Archaeology

#1293 in Asia

#3257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

83. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#1300 in Asia

#3268 in the World

Founded: 1997

84. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Archaeology

#1307 in Asia

#3291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

85. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Archaeology

#1319 in Asia

#3318 in the World

Founded: 1997

86. Kadir Has University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#1325 in Asia

#3333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

87. Mardin Artuklu University

Turkey | Mardin

For Archaeology

#1335 in Asia

#3350 in the World

Founded: 2007

88. Beykent University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#1345 in Asia

#3376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

89. Kafkas University

For Archaeology

#1349 in Asia

#3380 in the World

Founded: 1992

90. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Archaeology

#1354 in Asia

#3389 in the World

Founded: 2006

91. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Archaeology

#1365 in Asia

#3414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

92. Bursa Technical University

For Archaeology

#1368 in Asia

#3420 in the World

Founded: 2010

93. Istanbul Kultur University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#1375 in Asia

#3441 in the World

Founded: 1997

94. Istanbul Commerce University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#1380 in Asia

#3451 in the World

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

95. Bingol University

Turkey | Bingol

For Archaeology

#1388 in Asia

#3462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

96. Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

Turkey | Osmaniye

For Archaeology

#1401 in Asia

#3492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

97. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Archaeology

#1410 in Asia

#3515 in the World

Founded: 2010

98. Ordu University

For Archaeology

#1412 in Asia

#3521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

99. Artvin Coruh University

Turkey | Artvin

For Archaeology

#1424 in Asia

#3548 in the World

Founded: 2007

100. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Archaeology

#1441 in Asia

#3590 in the World

Founded: 2006

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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