25 Best Physical Therapy schools in Istanbul

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 156K citations received by 10.9K academic papers made by 25 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

#32 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

2. Marmara University

For Physical Therapy

#7 in Turkey

#84 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

3. Istanbul Technical University

For Physical Therapy

#32 in Turkey

#318 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

4. Istanbul Medipol University

For Physical Therapy

#34 in Turkey

#336 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

5. Bogazici University

For Physical Therapy

#38 in Turkey

#365 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

6. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Physical Therapy

#39 in Turkey

#389 in Asia

Founded: 2010

7. Koc University

For Physical Therapy

#42 in Turkey

#416 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

8. Yeditepe University

For Physical Therapy

#45 in Turkey

#466 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

9. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Physical Therapy

#49 in Turkey

#520 in Asia

Founded: 2010

10. Acibadem University

For Physical Therapy

#50 in Turkey

#525 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

11. Yildiz Technical University

For Physical Therapy

#53 in Turkey

#562 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

12. Uskudar University

For Physical Therapy

#64 in Turkey

#662 in Asia

Founded: 2011

13. Maltepe University

For Physical Therapy

#69 in Turkey

#727 in Asia

Founded: 1997

14. Sabanci University

For Physical Therapy

#75 in Turkey

#837 in Asia

Founded: 1996

15. Istanbul Aydin University

For Physical Therapy

#77 in Turkey

#895 in Asia

Founded: 2007

16. Istanbul Science University

For Physical Therapy

#81 in Turkey

#1007 in Asia

Founded: 2006

17. Halic University

For Physical Therapy

#86 in Turkey

#1056 in Asia

Founded: 1998

18. Okan University

For Physical Therapy

#89 in Turkey

#1129 in Asia

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

19. Istanbul Kultur University

For Physical Therapy

#96 in Turkey

#1213 in Asia

Founded: 1997

20. Beykent University

For Physical Therapy

#97 in Turkey

#1223 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

21. Istanbul Arel University

For Physical Therapy

#99 in Turkey

#1263 in Asia

Founded: 2007

22. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Physical Therapy

#101 in Turkey

#1311 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

23. Nisantasi University

For Physical Therapy

#109 in Turkey

#1426 in Asia

Founded: 2009

24. Istanbul New Century University

For Physical Therapy

#114 in Turkey

#1563 in Asia

Founded: 2016

25. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Physical Therapy

#119 in Turkey

#1620 in Asia

Founded: 2010

Universities for Physical Therapy near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
87	Kocaeli University	21	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	12	Bursa
119	Sakarya University	28	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	63	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	52	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	60	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	33	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	62	Kutahya
216	Trakya University	16	Edirne
217	Abant Izzet Baysal University	27	Bolu