34 Best Public Health 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 Public Health. A graph of 298K citations received by 14.3K academic papers made by 34 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 Public Health

#2 in Turkey

#75 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

2. Marmara University

For Public Health

#9 in Turkey

#198 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

3. Istanbul Technical University

For Public Health

#18 in Turkey

#336 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

4. Koc University

For Public Health

#28 in Turkey

#447 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

5. Bogazici University

For Public Health

#31 in Turkey

#484 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

6. Sabanci University

For Public Health

#43 in Turkey

#634 in Asia

Founded: 1996

7. Yildiz Technical University

For Public Health

#45 in Turkey

#673 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

8. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Public Health

#47 in Turkey

#682 in Asia

Founded: 2010

9. Yeditepe University

For Public Health

#48 in Turkey

#683 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

10. Istanbul Medipol University

For Public Health

#54 in Turkey

#781 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

11. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Public Health

#64 in Turkey

#969 in Asia

Founded: 2010

12. Acibadem University

For Public Health

#67 in Turkey

#985 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

13. Istanbul Aydin University

For Public Health

#79 in Turkey

#1223 in Asia

Founded: 2007

14. Uskudar University

For Public Health

#82 in Turkey

#1271 in Asia

Founded: 2011

15. Maltepe University

For Public Health

#85 in Turkey

#1346 in Asia

Founded: 1997

16. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Public Health

#91 in Turkey

#1447 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

17. Okan University

For Public Health

#93 in Turkey

#1477 in Asia

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

18. Kadir Has University

For Public Health

#100 in Turkey

#1519 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 5,122
Founded: 1997

19. Beykent University

For Public Health

#109 in Turkey

#1674 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

20. Istanbul Science University

For Public Health

#111 in Turkey

#1707 in Asia

Founded: 2006

21. Istanbul Arel University

For Public Health

#112 in Turkey

#1736 in Asia

Founded: 2007

22. Istanbul New Century University

For Public Health

#113 in Turkey

#1779 in Asia

Founded: 2016

23. Halic University

For Public Health

#114 in Turkey

#1781 in Asia

Founded: 1998

24. Altinbas University

For Public Health

#115 in Turkey

#1815 in Asia

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

25. Nisantasi University

For Public Health

#117 in Turkey

#1820 in Asia

Founded: 2009

26. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Public Health

#119 in Turkey

#1828 in Asia

Founded: 2010

27. Istanbul Kultur University

For Public Health

#124 in Turkey

#1909 in Asia

Founded: 1997

28. Istanbul Commerce University

For Public Health

#125 in Turkey

#1918 in Asia

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

29. Galatasaray University

For Public Health

#126 in Turkey

#1932 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

30. Isik University

For Public Health

#127 in Turkey

#1983 in Asia

Founded: 1996

31. Ozyegin University

For Public Health

#128 in Turkey

#2016 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

32. Dogus University

For Public Health

#130 in Turkey

#2072 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

33. Mef University

For Public Health

#131 in Turkey

#2094 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

34. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Public Health

#136 in Turkey

#2227 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

Universities for Public Health near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
87	Kocaeli University	23	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	15	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	56	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	34	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	65	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	42	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	50	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	21	Eskisehir
216	Trakya University	36	Edirne
217	Abant Izzet Baysal University	35	Bolu