27 Best Physical Therapy schools in Istanbul

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Physical Therapy. A graph of 171K citations received by 11.8K academic papers made by 27 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 Physical Therapy

#2 in Turkey

#33 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

2. Marmara University

For Physical Therapy

#7 in Turkey

#84 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

3. Istanbul Medipol University

For Physical Therapy

#27 in Turkey

#302 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

4. Istanbul Technical University

For Physical Therapy

#33 in Turkey

#325 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

5. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Physical Therapy

#38 in Turkey

#381 in Asia

Founded: 2010

6. Bogazici University

For Physical Therapy

#39 in Turkey

#382 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

7. Koc University

For Physical Therapy

#41 in Turkey

#408 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

8. Yeditepe University

For Physical Therapy

#45 in Turkey

#470 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

9. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Physical Therapy

#49 in Turkey

#507 in Asia

Founded: 2010

10. Acibadem University

For Physical Therapy

#50 in Turkey

#535 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

11. Yildiz Technical University

For Physical Therapy

#55 in Turkey

#570 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

12. Uskudar University

For Physical Therapy

#62 in Turkey

#631 in Asia

Founded: 2011

13. Maltepe University

For Physical Therapy

#71 in Turkey

#742 in Asia

Founded: 1997

14. Sabanci University

For Physical Therapy

#75 in Turkey

#852 in Asia

Founded: 1996

15. Istanbul Aydin University

For Physical Therapy

#76 in Turkey

#854 in Asia

Founded: 2007

16. Halic University

For Physical Therapy

#84 in Turkey

#1021 in Asia

Founded: 1998

17. Istanbul Science University

For Physical Therapy

#85 in Turkey

#1030 in Asia

Founded: 2006

18. Okan University

For Physical Therapy

#90 in Turkey

#1079 in Asia

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

19. Beykent University

For Physical Therapy

#96 in Turkey

#1193 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

20. Istanbul Arel University

For Physical Therapy

#97 in Turkey

#1195 in Asia

Founded: 2007

21. Istanbul Kultur University

For Physical Therapy

#98 in Turkey

#1224 in Asia

Founded: 1997

22. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Physical Therapy

#103 in Turkey

#1309 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

23. Nisantasi University

For Physical Therapy

#108 in Turkey

#1402 in Asia

Founded: 2009

24. Ozyegin University

For Physical Therapy

#111 in Turkey

#1509 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

25. Istanbul New Century University

For Physical Therapy

#115 in Turkey

#1562 in Asia

Founded: 2016

26. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Physical Therapy

#121 in Turkey

#1623 in Asia

Founded: 2010

27. Altinbas University

For Physical Therapy

#123 in Turkey

#1697 in Asia

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

Universities for Physical Therapy near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
87	Kocaeli University	21	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	12	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	66	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	25	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	61	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	52	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	60	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	35	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	64	Kutahya
216	Trakya University	16	Edirne