100 Best universities for Linguistics in Turkey

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Turkey ranked based on their research performance in Linguistics. A graph of 1.27M citations received by 122K 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

#81 in Asia

#442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

2. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#85 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

#487 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

4. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#121 in Asia

#600 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

5. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#129 in Asia

#624 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

6. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#131 in Asia

#634 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

7. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#137 in Asia

#656 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

8. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#148 in Asia

#694 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

9. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#167 in Asia

#757 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

10. Dokuz Eylul University

For Linguistics

#185 in Asia

#803 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

11. Ege University

For Linguistics

#195 in Asia

#837 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

12. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#198 in Asia

#843 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

13. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Linguistics

#206 in Asia

#868 in the World

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

14. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Linguistics

#214 in Asia

#880 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

15. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#235 in Asia

#931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

16. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Linguistics

#259 in Asia

#1003 in the World

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

17. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Linguistics

#271 in Asia

#1030 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

18. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Linguistics

#276 in Asia

#1039 in the World

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

19. Uludag University

For Linguistics

#290 in Asia

#1082 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

20. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#295 in Asia

#1094 in the World

Founded: 1996

21. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Linguistics

#301 in Asia

#1108 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

22. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Linguistics

#305 in Asia

#1117 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

23. Cukurova University

For Linguistics

#316 in Asia

#1150 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

24. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Linguistics

#328 in Asia

#1171 in the World

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

25. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Linguistics

#354 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

26. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Linguistics

#356 in Asia

#1229 in the World

Founded: 1992

27. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Linguistics

#364 in Asia

#1248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

28. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#367 in Asia

#1252 in the World

Founded: 1994

29. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Linguistics

#378 in Asia

#1278 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

30. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Linguistics

#409 in Asia

#1355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

31. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Linguistics

#410 in Asia

#1356 in the World

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

32. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Linguistics

#435 in Asia

#1410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

33. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Linguistics

#446 in Asia

#1432 in the World

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

34. Cumhuriyet University

For Linguistics

#498 in Asia

#1557 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

35. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Linguistics

#501 in Asia

#1561 in the World

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

36. Galatasaray University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#514 in Asia

#1590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

37. Mugla University

For Linguistics

#547 in Asia

#1646 in the World

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

38. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Linguistics

#572 in Asia

#1697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

39. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Linguistics

#583 in Asia

#1718 in the World

Founded: 1992

40. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#588 in Asia

#1729 in the World

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

41. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Linguistics

#595 in Asia

#1743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

42. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Linguistics

#601 in Asia

#1757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 4,739
Founded: 1982

43. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Linguistics

#637 in Asia

#1822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

44. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#645 in Asia

#1853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

45. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Linguistics

#651 in Asia

#1866 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

46. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#656 in Asia

#1874 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

47. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Linguistics

#670 in Asia

#1900 in the World

Founded: 1992

48. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Linguistics

#673 in Asia

#1904 in the World

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

49. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Linguistics

#688 in Asia

#1933 in the World

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

50. Adnan Menderes University

For Linguistics

#697 in Asia

#1953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

51. Istanbul Bilgi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#716 in Asia

#1997 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

52. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Linguistics

#730 in Asia

#2017 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

53. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#738 in Asia

#2033 in the World

Founded: 1997

54. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Linguistics

#743 in Asia

#2042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

55. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Linguistics

#756 in Asia

#2062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

56. Gebze University of Technology

For Linguistics

#771 in Asia

#2092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

57. Izmir University of Economics

For Linguistics

#780 in Asia

#2115 in the World

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

58. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#892 in Asia

#2364 in the World

Founded: 1997

59. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#893 in Asia

#2365 in the World

Founded: 2009

60. Duzce University

For Linguistics

#913 in Asia

#2407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

61. Yasar University

For Linguistics

#925 in Asia

#2437 in the World

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

62. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#937 in Asia

#2458 in the World

Founded: 2010

63. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Linguistics

#969 in Asia

#2517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

64. Usak University

For Linguistics

#974 in Asia

#2525 in the World

Founded: 2006

65. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Linguistics

#982 in Asia

#2540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

66. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Linguistics

#1008 in Asia

#2589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

67. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Linguistics

#1019 in Asia

#2606 in the World

Founded: 2006

68. Istanbul Kultur University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1049 in Asia

#2662 in the World

Founded: 1997

69. Kadir Has University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1052 in Asia

#2666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

70. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Linguistics

#1054 in Asia

#2668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

71. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Linguistics

#1067 in Asia

#2700 in the World

Founded: 2006

72. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Linguistics

#1072 in Asia

#2711 in the World

Founded: 2006

73. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Linguistics

#1073 in Asia

#2713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

74. Harran University

For Linguistics

#1082 in Asia

#2727 in the World

Founded: 1992

75. Amasya University

Turkey | Amasya

For Linguistics

#1100 in Asia

#2768 in the World

Founded: 2006

76. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Linguistics

#1116 in Asia

#2794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

77. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Linguistics

#1130 in Asia

#2819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

78. Mus Alparslan University

For Linguistics

#1186 in Asia

#2934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

79. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Linguistics

#1193 in Asia

#2949 in the World

Founded: 2008

80. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1195 in Asia

#2952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

81. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Linguistics

#1210 in Asia

#2982 in the World

Founded: 2006

82. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Linguistics

#1222 in Asia

#3006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

83. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Linguistics

#1224 in Asia

#3011 in the World

Founded: 2006

84. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Linguistics

#1232 in Asia

#3034 in the World

Founded: 2006

85. Isik University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1250 in Asia

#3068 in the World

Founded: 1996

86. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Linguistics

#1255 in Asia

#3080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

87. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Linguistics

#1279 in Asia

#3127 in the World

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

88. Kafkas University

For Linguistics

#1280 in Asia

#3128 in the World

Founded: 1992

89. Dogus University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1287 in Asia

#3138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

90. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Linguistics

#1296 in Asia

#3151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

91. Istanbul Commerce University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1297 in Asia

#3152 in the World

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

92. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1316 in Asia

#3183 in the World

Founded: 2007

93. Munzur University

Turkey | Tunceli

For Linguistics

#1324 in Asia

#3196 in the World

Founded: 2016

94. Ordu University

For Linguistics

#1333 in Asia

#3219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

95. Okan University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1346 in Asia

#3255 in the World

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

96. Beykent University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1353 in Asia

#3265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

97. Siirt University

For Linguistics

#1395 in Asia

#3357 in the World

Founded: 2007

98. Kirklareli University

Turkey | Kirklareli

For Linguistics

#1416 in Asia

#3400 in the World

Founded: 2007

99. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Linguistics

#1439 in Asia

#3463 in the World

Founded: 2007

100. Gumushane University

Turkey | Gumushane

For Linguistics

#1443 in Asia

#3470 in the World

Founded: 2008

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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