36 Best universities for Political Science in Istanbul

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 476K citations received by 46K academic papers made by 36 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

#3 in Turkey

#110 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

2. Istanbul Technical University

For Political Science

#5 in Turkey

#121 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

3. Marmara University

For Political Science

#6 in Turkey

#132 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

4. Koc University

For Political Science

#7 in Turkey

#146 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

5. Bogazici University

For Political Science

#8 in Turkey

#154 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

6. Yildiz Technical University

For Political Science

#14 in Turkey

#231 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

7. Sabanci University

For Political Science

#17 in Turkey

#258 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Political Science

#37 in Turkey

#496 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

9. Galatasaray University

For Political Science

#41 in Turkey

#527 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

10. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Political Science

#53 in Turkey

#611 in Asia

Founded: 2010

11. Yeditepe University

For Political Science

#58 in Turkey

#658 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

12. Ozyegin University

For Political Science

#59 in Turkey

#659 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

13. Istanbul Medipol University

For Political Science

#60 in Turkey

#661 in Asia

Founded: 2009

14. Istanbul Commerce University

For Political Science

#66 in Turkey

#717 in Asia

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

15. Kadir Has University

For Political Science

#72 in Turkey

#788 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

16. Beykent University

For Political Science

#77 in Turkey

#832 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

17. Maltepe University

For Political Science

#79 in Turkey

#858 in Asia

Founded: 1997

18. Istanbul Aydin University

For Political Science

#81 in Turkey

#867 in Asia

Founded: 2007

19. Okan University

For Political Science

#96 in Turkey

#1106 in Asia

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

20. Dogus University

For Political Science

#97 in Turkey

#1115 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

21. Istanbul Kultur University

For Political Science

#98 in Turkey

#1183 in Asia

Founded: 1997

22. Nisantasi University

For Political Science

#100 in Turkey

#1220 in Asia

Founded: 2009

23. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Political Science

#107 in Turkey

#1282 in Asia

Founded: 2010

24. Istanbul Sehir University

For Political Science

#108 in Turkey

#1285 in Asia

Founded: 2008

25. Altinbas University

For Political Science

#110 in Turkey

#1297 in Asia

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

26. Isik University

For Political Science

#111 in Turkey

#1298 in Asia

Founded: 1996

27. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Political Science

#116 in Turkey

#1408 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

28. Istanbul Arel University

For Political Science

#117 in Turkey

#1448 in Asia

Founded: 2007

29. Uskudar University

For Political Science

#121 in Turkey

#1539 in Asia

Founded: 2011

30. Halic University

For Political Science

#123 in Turkey

#1574 in Asia

Founded: 1998

31. Mef University

For Political Science

#130 in Turkey

#1856 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

32. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Political Science

#131 in Turkey

#1872 in Asia

Founded: 2010

33. Istanbul New Century University

For Political Science

#132 in Turkey

#1914 in Asia

Founded: 2016

34. Acibadem University

For Political Science

#134 in Turkey

#1933 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

35. Istanbul Science University

For Political Science

#138 in Turkey

#2149 in Asia

Founded: 2006

36. Piri Reis University

For Political Science

#139 in Turkey

#2181 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

Universities for Political Science near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	50	Gebze
47	University of Yalova	92	Yalova
87	Kocaeli University	23	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	21	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	70	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	15	Sakarya
166	Kirklareli University	83	Kirklareli
182	Balikesir University	39	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	55	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	13	Eskisehir

Universities for Political Science near Istanbul

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Istanbul