64 Best universities for Operations Research in Turkey

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Turkey ranked based on their research performance in Operations Research. A graph of 258K citations received by 12.2K academic papers made by 64 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. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Operations Research

#12 in Asia

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Operations Research

#48 in Asia

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

3. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Operations Research

#63 in Asia

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 14,928
Founded: 1956

4. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Operations Research

#70 in Asia

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

5. Galatasaray University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Operations Research

#71 in Asia

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

6. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Operations Research

#74 in Asia

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

7. Dokuz Eylul University

For Operations Research

#81 in Asia

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

8. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Operations Research

#106 in Asia

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

9. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Operations Research

#130 in Asia

#454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

10. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Operations Research

#153 in Asia

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

11. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Operations Research

#169 in Asia

#550 in the World

Founded: 1997

12. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Operations Research

#170 in Asia

#554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

13. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Operations Research

#178 in Asia

#589 in the World

Founded: 1996

14. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Operations Research

#185 in Asia

#601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

15. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Operations Research

#194 in Asia

#624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

16. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Operations Research

#203 in Asia

#650 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

17. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Operations Research

#213 in Asia

#677 in the World

Founded: 1992

18. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Operations Research

#214 in Asia

#680 in the World

Founded: 1992

19. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Operations Research

#215 in Asia

#688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 7,115
Founded: 1955

20. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Operations Research

#224 in Asia

#712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 9,817
Founded: 1975

21. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Operations Research

#225 in Asia

#716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

22. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Operations Research

#238 in Asia

#752 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

23. Kadir Has University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Operations Research

#255 in Asia

#810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

24. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Operations Research

#264 in Asia

#835 in the World

Founded: 1994

25. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Operations Research

#272 in Asia

#846 in the World

Founded: 2009

26. Munzur University

Turkey | Tunceli

For Operations Research

#283 in Asia

#881 in the World

Founded: 2016

27. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Operations Research

#300 in Asia

#923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 4,678
Founded: 1982

28. Istanbul Kultur University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Operations Research

#310 in Asia

#943 in the World

Founded: 1997

29. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Operations Research

#330 in Asia

#984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

30. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Operations Research

#333 in Asia

#989 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

31. Cukurova University

For Operations Research

#336 in Asia

#993 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

32. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Operations Research

#347 in Asia

#1020 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

33. Ege University

For Operations Research

#360 in Asia

#1056 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

34. Izmir University of Economics

For Operations Research

#367 in Asia

#1066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,322
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 2001

35. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Operations Research

#382 in Asia

#1094 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,086
Founded: 1957

36. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Operations Research

#387 in Asia

#1104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 41,647
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1992

37. Yasar University

For Operations Research

#401 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,423
Founded: 2001

38. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Operations Research

#425 in Asia

#1183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

39. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Operations Research

#438 in Asia

#1218 in the World

Founded: 2006

40. Cumhuriyet University

For Operations Research

#457 in Asia

#1245 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

41. Uludag University

For Operations Research

#468 in Asia

#1267 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

42. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Operations Research

#479 in Asia

#1293 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

43. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Operations Research

#490 in Asia

#1308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1992

44. Gebze University of Technology

For Operations Research

#494 in Asia

#1313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

45. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Operations Research

#506 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

46. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Operations Research

#513 in Asia

#1350 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

47. Dogus University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Operations Research

#566 in Asia

#1437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

48. Adana Science and Technology University

For Operations Research

#570 in Asia

#1443 in the World

Founded: 2011

49. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Operations Research

#583 in Asia

#1470 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

50. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Operations Research

#586 in Asia

#1477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

51. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Operations Research

#587 in Asia

#1480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1997

52. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Operations Research

#609 in Asia

#1515 in the World

Founded: 1997

53. Istanbul Commerce University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Operations Research

#633 in Asia

#1551 in the World

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

54. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Operations Research

#645 in Asia

#1577 in the World

Founded: 2008

55. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Operations Research

#654 in Asia

#1595 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

56. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Operations Research

#666 in Asia

#1623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

57. Bursa Technical University

For Operations Research

#683 in Asia

#1653 in the World

Founded: 2010

58. Mugla University

For Operations Research

#723 in Asia

#1721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

59. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Operations Research

#767 in Asia

#1810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

60. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Operations Research

#774 in Asia

#1822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

61. Istanbul Bilgi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Operations Research

#781 in Asia

#1833 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

62. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Operations Research

#801 in Asia

#1873 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

63. Duzce University

For Operations Research

#805 in Asia

#1880 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

64. Piri Reis University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Operations Research

#882 in Asia

#2011 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

The best cities to study Operations Research in Turkey based on the number of universities and their ranks are Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, and Denizli.

Mathematics subfields in Turkey

Actuarial Science10

Applied Mathematics85

Blockchain and Cryptography33

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics111

Math Teachers103