37 Best universities for Sports / Exercise science in Turkey

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Turkey ranked based on their research performance in Sports / Exercise science. A graph of 48.9K citations received by 5.63K academic papers made by 37 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

Turkey | Ankara

For Sports / Exercise science

#19 in Asia

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

2. Dokuz Eylul University

Turkey | Izmir

For Sports / Exercise science

#44 in Asia

#432 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

3. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Sports / Exercise science

#56 in Asia

#483 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

4. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Sports / Exercise science

#77 in Asia

#572 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

5. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Sports / Exercise science

#79 in Asia

#574 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

6. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports / Exercise science

#98 in Asia

#636 in the World

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

7. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Sports / Exercise science

#100 in Asia

#645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

8. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Sports / Exercise science

#105 in Asia

#673 in the World

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

9. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports / Exercise science

#121 in Asia

#751 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

10. Ege University

Turkey | Izmir

For Sports / Exercise science

#124 in Asia

#770 in the World

Founded: 1955

11. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Sports / Exercise science

#131 in Asia

#790 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

12. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Sports / Exercise science

#135 in Asia

#801 in the World

Founded: 1994

13. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Sports / Exercise science

#140 in Asia

#833 in the World

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

14. Mugla University

Turkey | Mugla

For Sports / Exercise science

#146 in Asia

#848 in the World

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

15. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Sports / Exercise science

#155 in Asia

#869 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

16. Cukurova University

Turkey | Adana

For Sports / Exercise science

#184 in Asia

#952 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

17. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Sports / Exercise science

#186 in Asia

#956 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 1,153
Founded: 1975

18. Uludag University

Turkey | Bursa

For Sports / Exercise science

#197 in Asia

#992 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

19. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Sports / Exercise science

#203 in Asia

#1004 in the World

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

20. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Sports / Exercise science

#212 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Founded: 1992

21. Cumhuriyet University

Turkey | Sivas

For Sports / Exercise science

#222 in Asia

#1051 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

22. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Sports / Exercise science

#224 in Asia

#1053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

23. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Sports / Exercise science

#229 in Asia

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

24. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Sports / Exercise science

#249 in Asia

#1114 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

25. Hitit University

Turkey | Corum

For Sports / Exercise science

#255 in Asia

#1124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

26. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Sports / Exercise science

#264 in Asia

#1139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

27. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Sports / Exercise science

#266 in Asia

#1142 in the World

Founded: 1992

28. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Sports / Exercise science

#270 in Asia

#1150 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

29. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Sports / Exercise science

#272 in Asia

#1154 in the World

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

30. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Sports / Exercise science

#286 in Asia

#1197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,881
Founded: 1982

31. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Sports / Exercise science

#317 in Asia

#1262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

32. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Sports / Exercise science

#318 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

33. Izmir Katip Celebi University

Turkey | Izmir

For Sports / Exercise science

#331 in Asia

#1289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

34. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Sports / Exercise science

#335 in Asia

#1295 in the World

Founded: 2008

35. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports / Exercise science

#338 in Asia

#1299 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

36. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Sports / Exercise science

#350 in Asia

#1325 in the World

Founded: 2006

37. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Sports / Exercise science

#358 in Asia

#1336 in the World

Founded: 2006

The best cities to study Sports / Exercise science in Turkey based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ankara, Izmir, Antalya, and Istanbul.