100 Best universities for Linguistics 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 Linguistics. A graph of 1.98M citations received by 154K 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

#72 in Asia

#407 in the World

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

2. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#88 in Asia

#469 in the World

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

3. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#89 in Asia

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

4. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#110 in Asia

#557 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

5. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#119 in Asia

#591 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

6. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#122 in Asia

#595 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

7. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#123 in Asia

#596 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

8. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#155 in Asia

#711 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

9. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#163 in Asia

#737 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

10. Dokuz Eylul University

For Linguistics

#171 in Asia

#755 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

11. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#177 in Asia

#764 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

12. Ege University

For Linguistics

#182 in Asia

#778 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

13. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Linguistics

#202 in Asia

#820 in the World

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

14. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Linguistics

#216 in Asia

#857 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

15. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Linguistics

#236 in Asia

#925 in the World

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

16. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Linguistics

#238 in Asia

#931 in the World

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

17. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#250 in Asia

#961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

18. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Linguistics

#260 in Asia

#976 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

19. Uludag University

For Linguistics

#272 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

20. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Linguistics

#296 in Asia

#1065 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

21. Cukurova University

For Linguistics

#304 in Asia

#1087 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

22. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Linguistics

#305 in Asia

#1092 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

23. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Linguistics

#311 in Asia

#1103 in the World

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

24. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Linguistics

#317 in Asia

#1115 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

25. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Linguistics

#326 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

26. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Linguistics

#343 in Asia

#1182 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

27. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#344 in Asia

#1183 in the World

Founded: 1996

28. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#354 in Asia

#1210 in the World

Founded: 1994

29. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Linguistics

#371 in Asia

#1238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

30. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Linguistics

#392 in Asia

#1284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

31. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Linguistics

#415 in Asia

#1347 in the World

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

32. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Linguistics

#437 in Asia

#1391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

33. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Linguistics

#456 in Asia

#1429 in the World

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

34. Cumhuriyet University

For Linguistics

#475 in Asia

#1466 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

35. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Linguistics

#517 in Asia

#1570 in the World

Founded: 1992

36. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Linguistics

#532 in Asia

#1590 in the World

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

37. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Linguistics

#542 in Asia

#1604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

38. Galatasaray University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#564 in Asia

#1656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

39. Mugla University

For Linguistics

#578 in Asia

#1684 in the World

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

40. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Linguistics

#593 in Asia

#1712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

41. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Linguistics

#595 in Asia

#1714 in the World

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

42. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Linguistics

#607 in Asia

#1740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

43. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Linguistics

#609 in Asia

#1742 in the World

Founded: 1992

44. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Linguistics

#628 in Asia

#1774 in the World

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

45. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#630 in Asia

#1776 in the World

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

46. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Linguistics

#638 in Asia

#1784 in the World

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

47. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#642 in Asia

#1796 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

48. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Linguistics

#648 in Asia

#1805 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

49. Adnan Menderes University

For Linguistics

#677 in Asia

#1863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

50. Istanbul Bilgi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#706 in Asia

#1919 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

51. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Linguistics

#712 in Asia

#1933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

52. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#730 in Asia

#1978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

53. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Linguistics

#741 in Asia

#1996 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

54. Gebze University of Technology

For Linguistics

#771 in Asia

#2066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

55. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Linguistics

#772 in Asia

#2069 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

56. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#774 in Asia

#2074 in the World

Founded: 1997

57. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#792 in Asia

#2104 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

58. Izmir University of Economics

For Linguistics

#808 in Asia

#2138 in the World

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

59. Duzce University

For Linguistics

#824 in Asia

#2170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

60. Usak University

For Linguistics

#859 in Asia

#2247 in the World

Founded: 2006

61. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#880 in Asia

#2291 in the World

Founded: 2010

62. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Linguistics

#927 in Asia

#2378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

63. Yasar University

For Linguistics

#943 in Asia

#2412 in the World

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

64. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Linguistics

#969 in Asia

#2482 in the World

Founded: 2006

65. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Linguistics

#970 in Asia

#2485 in the World

Founded: 2006

66. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Linguistics

#991 in Asia

#2518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

67. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Linguistics

#996 in Asia

#2528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

68. Harran University

For Linguistics

#1014 in Asia

#2568 in the World

Founded: 1992

69. Amasya University

Turkey | Amasya

For Linguistics

#1017 in Asia

#2572 in the World

Founded: 2006

70. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Linguistics

#1027 in Asia

#2594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

71. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Linguistics

#1028 in Asia

#2595 in the World

Founded: 2006

72. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Linguistics

#1029 in Asia

#2596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

73. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1045 in Asia

#2635 in the World

Founded: 1997

74. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Linguistics

#1058 in Asia

#2666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

75. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Linguistics

#1068 in Asia

#2688 in the World

Founded: 2006

76. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Linguistics

#1070 in Asia

#2692 in the World

Founded: 2008

77. Istanbul Kultur University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1072 in Asia

#2694 in the World

Founded: 1997

78. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1079 in Asia

#2705 in the World

Founded: 2007

79. Kirklareli University

Turkey | Kirklareli

For Linguistics

#1084 in Asia

#2714 in the World

Founded: 2007

80. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Linguistics

#1085 in Asia

#2719 in the World

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

81. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Linguistics

#1086 in Asia

#2722 in the World

Founded: 2006

82. Kadir Has University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1099 in Asia

#2749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

83. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Linguistics

#1111 in Asia

#2772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

84. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Linguistics

#1123 in Asia

#2796 in the World

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

85. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Linguistics

#1124 in Asia

#2798 in the World

Founded: 2006

86. Mus Alparslan University

For Linguistics

#1132 in Asia

#2813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

87. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Linguistics

#1151 in Asia

#2854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

88. Okan University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1153 in Asia

#2856 in the World

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

89. Ordu University

For Linguistics

#1161 in Asia

#2872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

90. Kafkas University

For Linguistics

#1163 in Asia

#2881 in the World

Founded: 1992

91. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1181 in Asia

#2911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

92. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Linguistics

#1191 in Asia

#2935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

93. Social Sciences University of Ankara

Turkey | Ankara

For Linguistics

#1216 in Asia

#2980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2013

94. Istanbul Commerce University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1270 in Asia

#3082 in the World

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

95. Isik University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1273 in Asia

#3087 in the World

Founded: 1996

96. Beykent University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1321 in Asia

#3170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

97. Munzur University

Turkey | Tunceli

For Linguistics

#1345 in Asia

#3213 in the World

Founded: 2016

98. Siirt University

For Linguistics

#1349 in Asia

#3220 in the World

Founded: 2007

99. Dogus University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Linguistics

#1391 in Asia

#3309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

100. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Linguistics

#1394 in Asia

#3313 in the World

Founded: 2007

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Turkey

Anthropology119

Broadcast Journalism8

Classics and Ancient History83

Communications and Public Relations98

Criminology and Criminal Justice7

Early Childhood Education42

Education Majors123

Forensic Science19

Gender Studies51

Human Rights Law9

Intellectual Property and Patent Law1

International Law9

International Relations and Diplomacy30

Journalism and Digital Media38

Library and Information science70

Media Studies22

Military science5

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution9

Occupational Safety and Health19

Political Economy23

Political Science141

Public Policy / Administration16

Radio and Television broadcasting16

Special Education22

Sports / Exercise science32

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies130

Urban and Regional planning20