32 Best universities for Sports / Exercise science in Turkey

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 42.1K citations received by 5.08K academic papers made by 32 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

#20 in Asia

#307 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

#42 in Asia

#428 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

3. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Sports / Exercise science

#56 in Asia

#492 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

4. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Sports / Exercise science

#69 in Asia

#554 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

5. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Sports / Exercise science

#77 in Asia

#582 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

6. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Sports / Exercise science

#90 in Asia

#637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

7. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Sports / Exercise science

#94 in Asia

#653 in the World

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

8. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports / Exercise science

#95 in Asia

#654 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

9. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports / Exercise science

#116 in Asia

#744 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

10. Ege University

Turkey | Izmir

For Sports / Exercise science

#121 in Asia

#775 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

11. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Sports / Exercise science

#123 in Asia

#781 in the World

Founded: 1994

12. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Sports / Exercise science

#124 in Asia

#785 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

13. Mugla University

Turkey | Mugla

For Sports / Exercise science

#138 in Asia

#838 in the World

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

14. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Sports / Exercise science

#145 in Asia

#853 in the World

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

15. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Sports / Exercise science

#149 in Asia

#874 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

16. Cukurova University

Turkey | Adana

For Sports / Exercise science

#184 in Asia

#960 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

17. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Sports / Exercise science

#185 in Asia

#961 in the World

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

18. Uludag University

Turkey | Bursa

For Sports / Exercise science

#194 in Asia

#986 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

19. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Sports / Exercise science

#196 in Asia

#993 in the World

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

20. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Sports / Exercise science

#211 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

21. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Sports / Exercise science

#220 in Asia

#1046 in the World

Founded: 1992

22. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Sports / Exercise science

#232 in Asia

#1076 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

23. Hitit University

Turkey | Corum

For Sports / Exercise science

#253 in Asia

#1120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

24. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Sports / Exercise science

#255 in Asia

#1124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

25. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Sports / Exercise science

#257 in Asia

#1128 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

26. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Sports / Exercise science

#259 in Asia

#1131 in the World

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

27. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Sports / Exercise science

#265 in Asia

#1149 in the World

Founded: 1992

28. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Sports / Exercise science

#267 in Asia

#1152 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

29. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Sports / Exercise science

#286 in Asia

#1195 in the World

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

30. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Sports / Exercise science

#299 in Asia

#1227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

31. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Sports / Exercise science

#305 in Asia

#1242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

32. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Sports / Exercise science

#317 in Asia

#1261 in the World

Founded: 2008

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