31 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools 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 Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 66.9K citations received by 9.47K 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

#34 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

3. Bogazici University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#22 in Turkey

#149 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

4. Yildiz Technical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#24 in Turkey

#154 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

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

#34 in Turkey

#192 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#47 in Turkey

#237 in Asia

Founded: 2010

8. Istanbul Aydin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#70 in Turkey

#340 in Asia

Founded: 2007

9. Yeditepe University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#71 in Turkey

#342 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

10. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#74 in Turkey

#354 in Asia

Founded: 2010

11. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#79 in Turkey

#372 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

12. Istanbul Medipol University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#85 in Turkey

#391 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

13. Sabanci University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#86 in Turkey

#411 in Asia

Founded: 1996

14. Uskudar University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#93 in Turkey

#481 in Asia

Founded: 2011

15. Dogus University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#95 in Turkey

#490 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

16. Maltepe University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#99 in Turkey

#531 in Asia

Founded: 1997

17. Istanbul Commerce University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#103 in Turkey

#557 in Asia

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

18. Istanbul Arel University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#104 in Turkey

#580 in Asia

Founded: 2007

19. Beykent University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#106 in Turkey

#622 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

20. Istanbul Sehir University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#110 in Turkey

#683 in Asia

Founded: 2008

21. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#111 in Turkey

#691 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

22. Ozyegin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#113 in Turkey

#720 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

23. Istanbul Kultur University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#115 in Turkey

#761 in Asia

Founded: 1997

24. Galatasaray University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#117 in Turkey

#793 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

25. Kadir Has University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#119 in Turkey

#829 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

26. Nisantasi University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#122 in Turkey

#897 in Asia

Founded: 2009

27. Okan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#123 in Turkey

#960 in Asia

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

28. Isik University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#124 in Turkey

#1084 in Asia

Founded: 1996

29. Istanbul New Century University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#125 in Turkey

#1131 in Asia

Founded: 2016

30. Altinbas University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#127 in Turkey

#1164 in Asia

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

31. Halic University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#130 in Turkey

#1381 in Asia

Founded: 1998

Universities for Theology / Divinity / Religious studies near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	97	Gebze
47	University of Yalova	65	Yalova
87	Kocaeli University	23	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	16	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	72	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	6	Sakarya
129	Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University	84	Bilecik
166	Kirklareli University	59	Kirklareli
182	Balikesir University	60	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	57	Duzce