100 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in Turkey

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Below is a list of best universities in Turkey ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 141K citations received by 33.1K academic papers made by 124 universities in Turkey 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. Hacettepe University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#27 in Asia
#382 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
16,279
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1967

2. Marmara University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#42 in Asia
#475 in the World
Enrollment
14,066
Founded
1982

3. Ankara University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#43 in Asia
#479 in the World
Enrollment
28,757
Founded
1946

4. Istanbul University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#46 in Asia
#498 in the World
Enrollment
35,190
Founded
1933

5. Middle East Technical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#62 in Asia
#588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
14,928
Founded
1956

6. Sakarya University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#70 in Asia
#616 in the World
Founded
1992

7. Bilkent University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#78 in Asia
#674 in the World
Enrollment
11,701
Founded
1984

8. Selcuk University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#79 in Asia
#676 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
9,817
Founded
1975

9. Social Sciences University of Ankara

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#93 in Asia
#750 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
2013

10. Gazi University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#95 in Asia
#764 in the World
Enrollment
31,353
Founded
1982

11. Ataturk University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#99 in Asia
#780 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
11,086
Founded
1957

12. Anadolu University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#106 in Asia
#801 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
4,678
Founded
1982

13. Cukurova University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#115 in Asia
#853 in the World
Enrollment
8,026
Founded
1973

14. Bogazici University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#120 in Asia
#871 in the World
Enrollment
3,998
Founded
1971

15. Ondokuz Mayis University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#130 in Asia
#900 in the World
Enrollment
5,129
Founded
1975

16. Ege University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#131 in Asia
#901 in the World
Enrollment
12,256
Founded
1955

17. Pamukkale University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#132 in Asia
#902 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1992

18. Uludag University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#137 in Asia
#917 in the World
Enrollment
11,171
Founded
1975

19. Istanbul Technical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#138 in Asia
#922 in the World
Enrollment
15,358
Founded
1944

20. Adnan Menderes University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#147 in Asia
#947 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1992

21. Inonu University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#153 in Asia
#967 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
1,153
Founded
1975

22. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#156 in Asia
#976 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
25,655
Founded
1982

23. Koc University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#158 in Asia
#996 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1992

24. Akdeniz University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#164 in Asia
#1020 in the World
Enrollment
4,624
Founded
1982

25. Dokuz Eylul University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#168 in Asia
#1027 in the World
Enrollment
23,958
Founded
1982

26. Kocaeli University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#171 in Asia
#1035 in the World
Enrollment
67,250
Founded
1992

27. Karadeniz Technical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#183 in Asia
#1080 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
7,115
Founded
1955

28. Yildiz Technical University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#184 in Asia
#1081 in the World
Enrollment
9,842
Founded
1982

29. Erciyes University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#186 in Asia
#1086 in the World
Enrollment
3,390
Founded
1978

30. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#191 in Asia
#1124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1992

31. Firat University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#193 in Asia
#1129 in the World
Enrollment
3,219
Founded
1975

32. Afyon Kocatepe University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#205 in Asia
#1183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
43,000
Founded
1992

33. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#210 in Asia
#1194 in the World
Enrollment
32,820
Male:Female
52:48
Founded
1992

34. Mersin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#217 in Asia
#1215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1992

35. Celal Bayar University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#223 in Asia
#1228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1992

36. Cumhuriyet University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#228 in Asia
#1244 in the World
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1974

37. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#233 in Asia
#1257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1993

38. Nevsehir University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#239 in Asia
#1271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2013

39. Karabuk University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#244 in Asia
#1286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
2007

40. Trakya University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#246 in Asia
#1291 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
4,739
Founded
1982

41. Mugla University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#251 in Asia
#1301 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1992

42. Kirikkale University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#255 in Asia
#1306 in the World
Founded
1992

43. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#258 in Asia
#1328 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1992

44. Dicle University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#259 in Asia
#1330 in the World
Enrollment
5,480
Founded
1973

45. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#262 in Asia
#1346 in the World
Founded
2006

46. Gumushane University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#273 in Asia
#1383 in the World
Founded
2008

47. Adiyaman University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#277 in Asia
#1393 in the World
Founded
2006

48. Kastamonu University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#283 in Asia
#1402 in the World
Enrollment
30,513
Male:Female
49:51
Founded
2006

49. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#286 in Asia
#1421 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1992

50. University of Gaziantep

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#288 in Asia
#1428 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1987

51. Mustafa Kemal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#291 in Asia
#1433 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1992

52. Aksaray University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#293 in Asia
#1443 in the World
Founded
2006

53. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#302 in Asia
#1465 in the World
Founded
2010

54. Dumlupinar University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#311 in Asia
#1488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1992

55. Kirklareli University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#313 in Asia
#1490 in the World
Founded
2007

56. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#314 in Asia
#1491 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%

57. Mardin Artuklu University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#316 in Asia
#1497 in the World
Founded
2007

58. Mus Alparslan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#317 in Asia
#1498 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

59. Balikesir University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#324 in Asia
#1515 in the World
Founded
1992

60. Bingol University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#325 in Asia
#1516 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2007

61. Duzce University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#326 in Asia
#1518 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2006

62. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#328 in Asia
#1521 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
2010

63. Harran University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#329 in Asia
#1525 in the World
Founded
1992

64. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#348 in Asia
#1572 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2006

65. Suleyman Demirel University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#352 in Asia
#1580 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
41,647
Male:Female
49:51
Founded
1992

66. Baskent University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#358 in Asia
#1595 in the World
Founded
1994

67. Yeditepe University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#359 in Asia
#1599 in the World
Enrollment
19,508
Founded
1996

68. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#363 in Asia
#1608 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2006

69. Sabanci University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#367 in Asia
#1619 in the World
Founded
1996

70. Siirt University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#369 in Asia
#1623 in the World
Founded
2007

71. Usak University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#379 in Asia
#1645 in the World
Founded
2006

72. University of Yalova

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#385 in Asia
#1663 in the World
Founded
2008

73. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#389 in Asia
#1672 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1996

74. Ahi Evran University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#391 in Asia
#1677 in the World
Founded
2006

75. Bozok University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#394 in Asia
#1690 in the World
Founded
2006

76. Hitit University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#402 in Asia
#1712 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2006

77. Gebze University of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#407 in Asia
#1718 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1992

78. Amasya University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#414 in Asia
#1728 in the World
Founded
2006

79. Bulent Ecevit University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#418 in Asia
#1736 in the World
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1992

80. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#433 in Asia
#1773 in the World
Founded
2010

81. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#436 in Asia
#1785 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

82. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#437 in Asia
#1789 in the World
Founded
2007

83. Istanbul Aydin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#444 in Asia
#1807 in the World
Founded
2007

84. Bartin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#452 in Asia
#1820 in the World
Founded
2008

85. Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#460 in Asia
#1836 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
2007

86. Istanbul Medipol University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#468 in Asia
#1864 in the World
Founded
2009

87. Giresun University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#470 in Asia
#1869 in the World
Founded
2006

88. Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#482 in Asia
#1891 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

89. Ordu University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#495 in Asia
#1941 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2006

90. Kafkas University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#500 in Asia
#1958 in the World
Founded
1992

91. Cankiri Karatekin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#506 in Asia
#1966 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

92. Batman University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#508 in Asia
#1972 in the World
Founded
2007

93. Istanbul Arel University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#513 in Asia
#1985 in the World
Founded
2007

94. Dogus University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#533 in Asia
#2045 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
1997

95. Ardahan University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#535 in Asia
#2052 in the World
Founded
2008

96. Artvin Coruh University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#537 in Asia
#2059 in the World
Founded
2007

97. Sinop University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#548 in Asia
#2083 in the World
Founded
2007

98. Maltepe University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#575 in Asia
#2156 in the World
Founded
1997

99. Ozyegin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#592 in Asia
#2192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

100. Uskudar University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#593 in Asia
#2201 in the World
Founded
2011

The best cities to study Theology / Divinity / Religious studies in Turkey based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ankara, Istanbul, Sakarya, and Karatay.