100 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Turkey

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Below is a list of best universities in Turkey ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 4.37M citations received by 469K academic papers made by 140 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. Hacettepe University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#65 in Asia
#547 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
16,279
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1967

2. Istanbul University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#86 in Asia
#640 in the World
Enrollment
35,190
Founded
1933

3. Middle East Technical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#91 in Asia
#658 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
14,928
Founded
1956

4. Ankara University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#101 in Asia
#700 in the World
Enrollment
28,757
Founded
1946

5. Istanbul Technical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#110 in Asia
#748 in the World
Enrollment
15,358
Founded
1944

6. Marmara University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#122 in Asia
#797 in the World
Enrollment
14,066
Founded
1982

7. Gazi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#134 in Asia
#839 in the World
Enrollment
31,353
Founded
1982

8. Ege University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#141 in Asia
#856 in the World
Enrollment
12,256
Founded
1955

9. Dokuz Eylul University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#149 in Asia
#887 in the World
Enrollment
23,958
Founded
1982

10. Selcuk University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#156 in Asia
#908 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
9,817
Founded
1975

11. Bilkent University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#158 in Asia
#914 in the World
Enrollment
11,701
Founded
1984

12. Bogazici University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#164 in Asia
#933 in the World
Enrollment
3,998
Founded
1971

13. Ataturk University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#169 in Asia
#953 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
11,086
Founded
1957

14. Anadolu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#198 in Asia
#1060 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
4,678
Founded
1982

15. Cukurova University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#207 in Asia
#1083 in the World
Enrollment
8,026
Founded
1973

16. Sakarya University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#209 in Asia
#1086 in the World
Founded
1992

17. Yildiz Technical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#213 in Asia
#1098 in the World
Enrollment
9,842
Founded
1982

18. Uludag University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#215 in Asia
#1104 in the World
Enrollment
11,171
Founded
1975

19. Firat University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#216 in Asia
#1112 in the World
Enrollment
3,219
Founded
1975

20. Koc University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#222 in Asia
#1132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1992

21. Karadeniz Technical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#225 in Asia
#1139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
7,115
Founded
1955

22. Akdeniz University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#240 in Asia
#1194 in the World
Enrollment
4,624
Founded
1982

23. Ondokuz Mayis University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#241 in Asia
#1195 in the World
Enrollment
5,129
Founded
1975

24. Erciyes University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#254 in Asia
#1230 in the World
Enrollment
3,390
Founded
1978

25. Kocaeli University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#269 in Asia
#1262 in the World
Enrollment
67,250
Founded
1992

26. Pamukkale University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#276 in Asia
#1286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1992

27. University of Gaziantep

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#288 in Asia
#1318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1987

28. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#293 in Asia
#1328 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1993

29. Inonu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#307 in Asia
#1384 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
1,153
Founded
1975

30. Mugla University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#318 in Asia
#1415 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1992

31. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#334 in Asia
#1454 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1992

32. Cumhuriyet University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#340 in Asia
#1468 in the World
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1974

33. Mersin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#347 in Asia
#1488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1992

34. Sabanci University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#352 in Asia
#1499 in the World
Founded
1996

35. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#364 in Asia
#1527 in the World
Enrollment
32,820
Male:Female
52:48
Founded
1992

36. Adnan Menderes University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#383 in Asia
#1566 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1992

37. Celal Bayar University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#398 in Asia
#1606 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1992

38. Afyon Kocatepe University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#406 in Asia
#1621 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
43,000
Founded
1992

39. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#420 in Asia
#1658 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1992

40. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#424 in Asia
#1675 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
25,655
Founded
1982

41. Baskent University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#433 in Asia
#1699 in the World
Founded
1994

42. Kirikkale University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#441 in Asia
#1716 in the World
Founded
1992

43. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#442 in Asia
#1718 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1992

44. Trakya University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#445 in Asia
#1724 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
4,739
Founded
1982

45. Mustafa Kemal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#453 in Asia
#1750 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1992

46. Social Sciences University of Ankara

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#454 in Asia
#1754 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
2013

47. Suleyman Demirel University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#457 in Asia
#1769 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
41,647
Male:Female
49:51
Founded
1992

48. Balikesir University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#459 in Asia
#1779 in the World
Founded
1992

49. Dicle University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#464 in Asia
#1790 in the World
Enrollment
5,480
Founded
1973

50. Bulent Ecevit University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#468 in Asia
#1805 in the World
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

51. Duzce University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#475 in Asia
#1818 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2006

52. Nevsehir University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#529 in Asia
#1961 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2013

53. Bozok University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#540 in Asia
#1987 in the World
Founded
2006

54. Kastamonu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#565 in Asia
#2046 in the World
Enrollment
30,513
Male:Female
49:51
Founded
2006

55. Dumlupinar University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#567 in Asia
#2050 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1992

56. Aksaray University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#579 in Asia
#2083 in the World
Founded
2006

57. Harran University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#581 in Asia
#2087 in the World
Founded
1992

58. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#586 in Asia
#2095 in the World
Founded
2006

59. Karabuk University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#592 in Asia
#2110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
2007

60. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#595 in Asia
#2114 in the World
Founded
2010

61. Yeditepe University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#646 in Asia
#2260 in the World
Enrollment
19,508
Founded
1996

62. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#649 in Asia
#2270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2006

63. Usak University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#651 in Asia
#2277 in the World
Founded
2006

64. Bartin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#663 in Asia
#2319 in the World
Founded
2008

65. Atilim University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#666 in Asia
#2330 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
9,000
Founded
1997

66. Gebze University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#667 in Asia
#2331 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1992

67. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#671 in Asia
#2338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
2010

68. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#690 in Asia
#2379 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1996

69. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#692 in Asia
#2381 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2006

70. Galatasaray University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#696 in Asia
#2386 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1994

71. Ahi Evran University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#713 in Asia
#2422 in the World
Founded
2006

72. Mus Alparslan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#720 in Asia
#2433 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

73. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#741 in Asia
#2481 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%

74. Giresun University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#750 in Asia
#2504 in the World
Founded
2006

75. Istanbul Medipol University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#751 in Asia
#2507 in the World
Founded
2009

76. Yasar University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#787 in Asia
#2583 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,423
Founded
2001

77. Adiyaman University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#789 in Asia
#2585 in the World
Founded
2006

78. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#813 in Asia
#2634 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

79. Gumushane University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#816 in Asia
#2638 in the World
Founded
2008

80. Cankaya University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#817 in Asia
#2639 in the World
Founded
1997

81. Hitit University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#824 in Asia
#2659 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2006

82. Kirklareli University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#825 in Asia
#2670 in the World
Founded
2007

83. Istanbul Aydin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#826 in Asia
#2671 in the World
Founded
2007

84. Amasya University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#837 in Asia
#2704 in the World
Founded
2006

85. Izmir University of Economics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#838 in Asia
#2705 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
9,322
Male:Female
49:51
Founded
2001

86. TOBB Economics and Technology University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#841 in Asia
#2712 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
2003

87. Maltepe University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#845 in Asia
#2716 in the World
Founded
1997

88. Cankiri Karatekin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#869 in Asia
#2759 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

89. Kafkas University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#883 in Asia
#2783 in the World
Founded
1992

90. Ozyegin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#914 in Asia
#2845 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

91. Istanbul Commerce University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#926 in Asia
#2864 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
2,730
Founded
2001

92. Bingol University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#937 in Asia
#2887 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2007

93. Ordu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#956 in Asia
#2924 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2006

94. Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#984 in Asia
#2974 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

95. Mardin Artuklu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#987 in Asia
#2979 in the World
Founded
2007

96. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#990 in Asia
#2986 in the World
Founded
2007

97. University of Yalova

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#991 in Asia
#2988 in the World
Founded
2008

98. Siirt University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#992 in Asia
#2989 in the World
Founded
2007

99. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1003 in Asia
#3011 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1992

100. Istanbul Kultur University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1017 in Asia
#3047 in the World
Founded
1997

The best cities to study Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Turkey based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, and Karatay.