37 Best universities for Political Science in Istanbul

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 858K citations received by 61.7K 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

#103 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

2. Marmara University

For Political Science

#3 in Turkey

#114 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

3. Istanbul Technical University

For Political Science

#7 in Turkey

#140 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

#11 in Turkey

#180 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

6. Yildiz Technical University

For Political Science

#17 in Turkey

#230 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

7. Sabanci University

For Political Science

#22 in Turkey

#296 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Political Science

#41 in Turkey

#472 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

9. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Political Science

#47 in Turkey

#529 in Asia

Founded: 2010

10. Galatasaray University

For Political Science

#50 in Turkey

#569 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

11. Istanbul Medipol University

For Political Science

#55 in Turkey

#590 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

12. Istanbul Commerce University

For Political Science

#57 in Turkey

#604 in Asia

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

13. Istanbul Aydin University

For Political Science

#66 in Turkey

#657 in Asia

Founded: 2007

14. Yeditepe University

For Political Science

#67 in Turkey

#661 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

15. Ozyegin University

For Political Science

#72 in Turkey

#699 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

16. Beykent University

For Political Science

#81 in Turkey

#800 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

17. Kadir Has University

For Political Science

#82 in Turkey

#823 in Asia

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

18. Maltepe University

For Political Science

#95 in Turkey

#949 in Asia

Founded: 1997

19. Okan University

For Political Science

#98 in Turkey

#993 in Asia

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

20. Nisantasi University

For Political Science

#99 in Turkey

#994 in Asia

Founded: 2009

21. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Political Science

#102 in Turkey

#1062 in Asia

Founded: 2010

22. Dogus University

For Political Science

#106 in Turkey

#1145 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

23. Istanbul Kultur University

For Political Science

#107 in Turkey

#1185 in Asia

Founded: 1997

24. Altinbas University

For Political Science

#110 in Turkey

#1231 in Asia

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

25. Uskudar University

For Political Science

#112 in Turkey

#1280 in Asia

Founded: 2011

26. Istanbul Arel University

For Political Science

#115 in Turkey

#1287 in Asia

Founded: 2007

27. Isik University

For Political Science

#117 in Turkey

#1361 in Asia

Founded: 1996

28. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Political Science

#118 in Turkey

#1364 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

29. Istanbul Sehir University

For Political Science

#120 in Turkey

#1394 in Asia

Founded: 2008

30. Halic University

For Political Science

#123 in Turkey

#1456 in Asia

Founded: 1998

31. Istanbul New Century University

For Political Science

#131 in Turkey

#1785 in Asia

Founded: 2016

32. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Political Science

#132 in Turkey

#1809 in Asia

Founded: 2010

33. Mef University

For Political Science

#133 in Turkey

#1824 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

34. Acibadem University

For Political Science

#135 in Turkey

#1859 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

35. Istanbul Science University

For Political Science

#136 in Turkey

#1910 in Asia

Founded: 2006

36. Piri Reis University

For Political Science

#139 in Turkey

#2059 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

37. Istanbul Ayvansaray University

For Political Science

#140 in Turkey

#2432 in Asia

Founded: 2016

Universities for Political Science near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	54	Gebze
47	University of Yalova	89	Yalova
87	Kocaeli University	24	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	20	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	78	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	13	Sakarya
129	Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University	90	Bilecik
166	Kirklareli University	70	Kirklareli
182	Balikesir University	39	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	48	Duzce

Universities for Political Science near Istanbul

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Istanbul