100 Best universities for Linguistics 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 Linguistics. A graph of 2.18M citations received by 162K 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

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#73 in Asia

#401 in the World

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

2. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#86 in Asia

#468 in the World

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

3. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#88 in Asia

#476 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

4. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#111 in Asia

#559 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

5. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#124 in Asia

#592 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

6. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#125 in Asia

#593 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

7. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#126 in Asia

#598 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

8. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#162 in Asia

#723 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

9. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#168 in Asia

#738 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

10. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#173 in Asia

#751 in the World

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

11. Dokuz Eylul University

For Linguistics

#174 in Asia

#752 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

12. Ege University

For Linguistics

#182 in Asia

#771 in the World

Founded: 1955

13. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Linguistics

#206 in Asia

#819 in the World

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

14. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Linguistics

#215 in Asia

#852 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

15. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Linguistics

#236 in Asia

#920 in the World

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

16. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Linguistics

#238 in Asia

#923 in the World

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

17. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#251 in Asia

#956 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

18. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Linguistics

#256 in Asia

#968 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

19. Uludag University

For Linguistics

#280 in Asia

#1013 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

20. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Linguistics

#299 in Asia

#1063 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

21. Cukurova University

For Linguistics

#308 in Asia

#1082 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

22. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Linguistics

#311 in Asia

#1086 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

23. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Linguistics

#313 in Asia

#1095 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

24. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Linguistics

#315 in Asia

#1099 in the World

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

25. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Linguistics

#330 in Asia

#1139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

26. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Linguistics

#337 in Asia

#1156 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

27. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#357 in Asia

#1201 in the World

Founded: 1996

28. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#364 in Asia

#1215 in the World

Founded: 1994

29. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Linguistics

#374 in Asia

#1233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

30. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Linguistics

#396 in Asia

#1278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

31. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Linguistics

#423 in Asia

#1359 in the World

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

32. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Linguistics

#433 in Asia

#1378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

33. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Linguistics

#456 in Asia

#1422 in the World

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

34. Cumhuriyet University

For Linguistics

#479 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

35. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Linguistics

#532 in Asia

#1576 in the World

Founded: 1992

36. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Linguistics

#540 in Asia

#1588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

37. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Linguistics

#546 in Asia

#1602 in the World

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

38. Galatasaray University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#580 in Asia

#1673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

39. Mugla University

For Linguistics

#587 in Asia

#1685 in the World

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

40. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Linguistics

#597 in Asia

#1704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

41. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Linguistics

#598 in Asia

#1705 in the World

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

42. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Linguistics

#613 in Asia

#1730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

43. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Linguistics

#619 in Asia

#1741 in the World

Founded: 1992

44. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Linguistics

#630 in Asia

#1762 in the World

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

45. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Linguistics

#640 in Asia

#1781 in the World

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

46. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Linguistics

#644 in Asia

#1793 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

47. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#647 in Asia

#1797 in the World

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

48. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#657 in Asia

#1809 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

49. Adnan Menderes University

For Linguistics

#677 in Asia

#1849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

50. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Linguistics

#710 in Asia

#1918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

51. Istanbul Bilgi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#716 in Asia

#1925 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

52. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Linguistics

#740 in Asia

#1973 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

53. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#757 in Asia

#2013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

54. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#765 in Asia

#2032 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

55. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Linguistics

#776 in Asia

#2057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

56. Gebze University of Technology

For Linguistics

#784 in Asia

#2074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

57. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#787 in Asia

#2084 in the World

Founded: 1997

58. Duzce University

For Linguistics

#804 in Asia

#2124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

59. Izmir University of Economics

For Linguistics

#814 in Asia

#2138 in the World

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

60. Usak University

For Linguistics

#848 in Asia

#2208 in the World

Founded: 2006

61. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#853 in Asia

#2219 in the World

Founded: 2010

62. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Linguistics

#902 in Asia

#2319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

63. Yasar University

For Linguistics

#936 in Asia

#2383 in the World

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

64. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Linguistics

#962 in Asia

#2432 in the World

Founded: 2006

65. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Linguistics

#963 in Asia

#2436 in the World

Founded: 2006

66. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Linguistics

#964 in Asia

#2437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

67. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Linguistics

#971 in Asia

#2450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

68. Harran University

For Linguistics

#999 in Asia

#2508 in the World

Founded: 1992

69. Amasya University

Turkey | Amasya

For Linguistics

#1011 in Asia

#2539 in the World

Founded: 2006

70. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Linguistics

#1012 in Asia

#2541 in the World

Founded: 2006

71. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Linguistics

#1021 in Asia

#2560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

72. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Linguistics

#1027 in Asia

#2572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

73. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Linguistics

#1044 in Asia

#2609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

74. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Linguistics

#1052 in Asia

#2629 in the World

Founded: 2008

75. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Linguistics

#1054 in Asia

#2640 in the World

Founded: 2006

76. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1062 in Asia

#2656 in the World

Founded: 1997

77. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Linguistics

#1063 in Asia

#2658 in the World

Founded: 2006

78. Kirklareli University

Turkey | Kirklareli

For Linguistics

#1065 in Asia

#2660 in the World

Founded: 2007

79. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1066 in Asia

#2662 in the World

Founded: 2007

80. Istanbul Kultur University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1079 in Asia

#2695 in the World

Founded: 1997

81. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Linguistics

#1086 in Asia

#2707 in the World

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

82. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Linguistics

#1092 in Asia

#2719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

83. Kadir Has University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1095 in Asia

#2722 in the World

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

84. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Linguistics

#1104 in Asia

#2740 in the World

Founded: 2006

85. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Linguistics

#1106 in Asia

#2745 in the World

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

86. Ordu University

For Linguistics

#1116 in Asia

#2766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

87. Mus Alparslan University

For Linguistics

#1132 in Asia

#2804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

88. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Linguistics

#1142 in Asia

#2820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

89. Okan University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1161 in Asia

#2856 in the World

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

90. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1170 in Asia

#2877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

91. Kafkas University

For Linguistics

#1178 in Asia

#2896 in the World

Founded: 1992

92. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Linguistics

#1181 in Asia

#2899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

93. Social Sciences University of Ankara

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#1230 in Asia

#2990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2013

94. Istanbul Commerce University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1245 in Asia

#3011 in the World

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

95. Siirt University

For Linguistics

#1299 in Asia

#3117 in the World

Founded: 2007

96. Isik University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1301 in Asia

#3120 in the World

Founded: 1996

97. Beykent University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1317 in Asia

#3159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

98. Munzur University

Turkey | Tunceli

For Linguistics

#1332 in Asia

#3183 in the World

Founded: 2016

99. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Linguistics

#1378 in Asia

#3276 in the World

Founded: 2007

100. Bezmialem Vakif University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1386 in Asia

#3287 in the World

Founded: 2010

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

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Education Majors123

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