100 Best universities for Education Majors 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 Education Majors. A graph of 479K citations received by 47.6K academic papers made by 123 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 Education Majors

#38 in Asia

#311 in the World

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

2. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#49 in Asia

#352 in the World

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

3. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#54 in Asia

#380 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

4. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Education Majors

#58 in Asia

#405 in the World

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

5. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#100 in Asia

#585 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

6. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Education Majors

#102 in Asia

#593 in the World

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

7. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#112 in Asia

#624 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

8. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#129 in Asia

#686 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

9. Dokuz Eylul University

For Education Majors

#137 in Asia

#738 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

10. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#139 in Asia

#751 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

11. Uludag University

For Education Majors

#148 in Asia

#779 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

12. Cukurova University

For Education Majors

#151 in Asia

#792 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

13. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Education Majors

#154 in Asia

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

14. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Education Majors

#155 in Asia

#809 in the World

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

15. Usak University

For Education Majors

#164 in Asia

#847 in the World

Founded: 2006

16. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Education Majors

#167 in Asia

#858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

17. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Education Majors

#175 in Asia

#890 in the World

Founded: 1992

18. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Education Majors

#192 in Asia

#941 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

19. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Education Majors

#193 in Asia

#942 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

20. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Education Majors

#197 in Asia

#957 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

21. Mugla University

For Education Majors

#201 in Asia

#980 in the World

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

22. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Education Majors

#203 in Asia

#983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

23. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#213 in Asia

#1012 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

24. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Education Majors

#215 in Asia

#1016 in the World

Founded: 2008

25. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Education Majors

#223 in Asia

#1040 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

26. Adnan Menderes University

For Education Majors

#237 in Asia

#1083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

27. Ege University

For Education Majors

#238 in Asia

#1084 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

28. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Education Majors

#240 in Asia

#1090 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

29. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Education Majors

#242 in Asia

#1094 in the World

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

30. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Education Majors

#262 in Asia

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

31. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#264 in Asia

#1147 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

32. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Education Majors

#271 in Asia

#1160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

33. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Education Majors

#273 in Asia

#1172 in the World

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

34. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Education Majors

#279 in Asia

#1180 in the World

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

35. Amasya University

Turkey | Amasya

For Education Majors

#289 in Asia

#1211 in the World

Founded: 2006

36. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Education Majors

#290 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

37. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Education Majors

#292 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

38. Cumhuriyet University

For Education Majors

#295 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

39. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Education Majors

#302 in Asia

#1261 in the World

Founded: 2006

40. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Education Majors

#303 in Asia

#1264 in the World

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

41. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Education Majors

#304 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Founded: 1992

42. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Education Majors

#306 in Asia

#1272 in the World

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

43. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Education Majors

#307 in Asia

#1273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

44. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Education Majors

#343 in Asia

#1401 in the World

Founded: 2006

45. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Education Majors

#353 in Asia

#1437 in the World

Founded: 2006

46. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#356 in Asia

#1444 in the World

Founded: 1994

47. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Education Majors

#366 in Asia

#1467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

48. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Education Majors

#367 in Asia

#1470 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

49. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#387 in Asia

#1519 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

50. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#401 in Asia

#1556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

51. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Education Majors

#404 in Asia

#1563 in the World

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

52. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Education Majors

#408 in Asia

#1570 in the World

Founded: 2006

53. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#424 in Asia

#1606 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

54. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Education Majors

#425 in Asia

#1608 in the World

Founded: 2006

55. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Education Majors

#436 in Asia

#1638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

56. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#443 in Asia

#1655 in the World

Founded: 2007

57. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Education Majors

#451 in Asia

#1673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

58. Duzce University

For Education Majors

#458 in Asia

#1684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

59. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Education Majors

#478 in Asia

#1734 in the World

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

60. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Education Majors

#484 in Asia

#1747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

61. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Education Majors

#487 in Asia

#1755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

62. Harran University

For Education Majors

#489 in Asia

#1758 in the World

Founded: 1992

63. Social Sciences University of Ankara

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#498 in Asia

#1783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2013

64. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Education Majors

#519 in Asia

#1832 in the World

Founded: 2006

65. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#522 in Asia

#1848 in the World

Founded: 1996

66. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Education Majors

#525 in Asia

#1858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

67. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Education Majors

#553 in Asia

#1930 in the World

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

68. Mus Alparslan University

For Education Majors

#560 in Asia

#1943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

69. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#563 in Asia

#1948 in the World

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

70. Kafkas University

For Education Majors

#577 in Asia

#1977 in the World

Founded: 1992

71. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Education Majors

#592 in Asia

#2010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

72. Ordu University

For Education Majors

#599 in Asia

#2024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

73. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Education Majors

#601 in Asia

#2027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

74. Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

For Education Majors

#637 in Asia

#2110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2007

75. Artvin Coruh University

Turkey | Artvin

For Education Majors

#650 in Asia

#2143 in the World

Founded: 2007

76. Bayburt University

Turkey | Bayburt

For Education Majors

#657 in Asia

#2156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2008

77. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Education Majors

#668 in Asia

#2176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

78. Izmir University of Economics

For Education Majors

#671 in Asia

#2188 in the World

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

79. Sinop University

For Education Majors

#759 in Asia

#2391 in the World

Founded: 2007

80. Gebze University of Technology

For Education Majors

#762 in Asia

#2397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

81. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#764 in Asia

#2399 in the World

Founded: 1997

82. Siirt University

For Education Majors

#804 in Asia

#2484 in the World

Founded: 2007

83. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#810 in Asia

#2493 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

84. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#817 in Asia

#2507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

85. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Education Majors

#836 in Asia

#2550 in the World

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

86. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#983 in Asia

#2885 in the World

Founded: 2010

87. Kirklareli University

Turkey | Kirklareli

For Education Majors

#999 in Asia

#2925 in the World

Founded: 2007

88. Istanbul Bilgi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#1032 in Asia

#3013 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

89. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#1036 in Asia

#3023 in the World

Founded: 2010

90. Istanbul Kultur University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#1050 in Asia

#3046 in the World

Founded: 1997

91. Eurasian University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Education Majors

#1114 in Asia

#3190 in the World

Enrollment: 1,095
Founded: 2010

92. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Education Majors

#1127 in Asia

#3229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

93. Okan University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#1134 in Asia

#3243 in the World

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

94. Hitit University

For Education Majors

#1142 in Asia

#3260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

95. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#1151 in Asia

#3279 in the World

Founded: 1997

96. Istanbul Commerce University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#1182 in Asia

#3343 in the World

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

97. Hakkari University

Turkey | Hakkari

For Education Majors

#1190 in Asia

#3362 in the World

Founded: 2008

98. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Education Majors

#1221 in Asia

#3437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

99. Adana Science and Technology University

For Education Majors

#1228 in Asia

#3446 in the World

Founded: 2011

100. Mardin Artuklu University

Turkey | Mardin

For Education Majors

#1281 in Asia

#3549 in the World

Founded: 2007

The best cities to study Education Majors in Turkey based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ankara, Eskisehir, Erzurum, and Istanbul.

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

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