37 Best universities for Political Science in Istanbul

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 761K citations received by 58.9K academic papers made by 37 universities in Istanbul 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. Istanbul University

For Political Science

#2 in Turkey

#104 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

2. Marmara University

For Political Science

#4 in Turkey

#114 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

3. Istanbul Technical University

For Political Science

#7 in Turkey

#138 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

4. Koc University

For Political Science

#8 in Turkey

#171 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

5. Bogazici University

For Political Science

#10 in Turkey

#177 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

6. Yildiz Technical University

For Political Science

#16 in Turkey

#229 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

7. Sabanci University

For Political Science

#22 in Turkey

#287 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Political Science

#40 in Turkey

#461 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

9. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Political Science

#47 in Turkey

#556 in Asia

Founded: 2010

10. Galatasaray University

For Political Science

#48 in Turkey

#562 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

11. Istanbul Medipol University

For Political Science

#58 in Turkey

#618 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

12. Istanbul Commerce University

For Political Science

#59 in Turkey

#622 in Asia

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

13. Yeditepe University

For Political Science

#64 in Turkey

#651 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

14. Istanbul Aydin University

For Political Science

#66 in Turkey

#667 in Asia

Founded: 2007

15. Ozyegin University

For Political Science

#70 in Turkey

#706 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

16. Beykent University

For Political Science

#80 in Turkey

#800 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

17. Kadir Has University

For Political Science

#83 in Turkey

#838 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

18. Maltepe University

For Political Science

#91 in Turkey

#931 in Asia

Founded: 1997

19. Okan University

For Political Science

#97 in Turkey

#977 in Asia

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

20. Nisantasi University

For Political Science

#99 in Turkey

#1059 in Asia

Founded: 2009

21. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Political Science

#103 in Turkey

#1096 in Asia

Founded: 2010

22. Dogus University

For Political Science

#105 in Turkey

#1157 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

23. Istanbul Kultur University

For Political Science

#107 in Turkey

#1186 in Asia

Founded: 1997

24. Altinbas University

For Political Science

#108 in Turkey

#1233 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 2008

25. Istanbul Arel University

For Political Science

#112 in Turkey

#1300 in Asia

Founded: 2007

26. Uskudar University

For Political Science

#115 in Turkey

#1326 in Asia

Founded: 2011

27. Isik University

For Political Science

#116 in Turkey

#1344 in Asia

Founded: 1996

28. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Political Science

#118 in Turkey

#1359 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

29. Istanbul Sehir University

For Political Science

#119 in Turkey

#1373 in Asia

Founded: 2008

30. Halic University

For Political Science

#122 in Turkey

#1492 in Asia

Founded: 1998

31. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Political Science

#131 in Turkey

#1826 in Asia

Founded: 2010

32. Istanbul New Century University

For Political Science

#132 in Turkey

#1836 in Asia

Founded: 2016

33. Mef University

For Political Science

#133 in Turkey

#1840 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

34. Acibadem University

For Political Science

#134 in Turkey

#1858 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

35. Istanbul Science University

For Political Science

#136 in Turkey

#1917 in Asia

Founded: 2006

36. Piri Reis University

For Political Science

#139 in Turkey

#2106 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

37. Istanbul Ayvansaray University

For Political Science

#140 in Turkey

#2457 in Asia

Founded: 2016

Universities for Political Science near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	49	Gebze
47	University of Yalova	88	Yalova
87	Kocaeli University	25	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	20	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	79	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	13	Sakarya
129	Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University	92	Bilecik
166	Kirklareli University	71	Kirklareli
182	Balikesir University	39	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	50	Duzce

Universities for Political Science near Istanbul

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Istanbul