31 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools 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 Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 74K citations received by 9.89K academic papers made by 31 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 Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#4 in Turkey

#32 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

2. Marmara University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#5 in Turkey

#33 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

3. Yildiz Technical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#23 in Turkey

#143 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

4. Bogazici University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#25 in Turkey

#152 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

5. Istanbul Technical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#31 in Turkey

#176 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

6. Koc University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#35 in Turkey

#195 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#44 in Turkey

#224 in Asia

Founded: 2010

8. Istanbul Aydin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#73 in Turkey

#336 in Asia

Founded: 2007

9. Yeditepe University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#74 in Turkey

#346 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

10. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#75 in Turkey

#349 in Asia

Founded: 2010

11. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#81 in Turkey

#368 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

12. Istanbul Medipol University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#87 in Turkey

#387 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

13. Sabanci University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#90 in Turkey

#421 in Asia

Founded: 1996

14. Uskudar University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#94 in Turkey

#467 in Asia

Founded: 2011

15. Dogus University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#96 in Turkey

#481 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

16. Maltepe University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#98 in Turkey

#512 in Asia

Founded: 1997

17. Istanbul Commerce University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#102 in Turkey

#537 in Asia

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

18. Istanbul Arel University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#104 in Turkey

#567 in Asia

Founded: 2007

19. Beykent University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#106 in Turkey

#575 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

20. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#109 in Turkey

#662 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

21. Istanbul Sehir University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#111 in Turkey

#694 in Asia

Founded: 2008

22. Ozyegin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#114 in Turkey

#719 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

23. Istanbul Kultur University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#115 in Turkey

#750 in Asia

Founded: 1997

24. Galatasaray University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#118 in Turkey

#778 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

25. Kadir Has University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#119 in Turkey

#815 in Asia

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

26. Nisantasi University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#120 in Turkey

#835 in Asia

Founded: 2009

27. Okan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#123 in Turkey

#920 in Asia

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

28. Istanbul New Century University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#124 in Turkey

#1068 in Asia

Founded: 2016

29. Isik University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#125 in Turkey

#1097 in Asia

Founded: 1996

30. Altinbas University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#128 in Turkey

#1185 in Asia

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

31. Halic University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#130 in Turkey

#1323 in Asia

Founded: 1998

Universities for Theology / Divinity / Religious studies near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	100	Gebze
47	University of Yalova	67	Yalova
87	Kocaeli University	24	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	15	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	71	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	6	Sakarya
129	Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University	79	Bilecik
166	Kirklareli University	59	Kirklareli
182	Balikesir University	63	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	54	Duzce