97 Best universities for Sports Medicine 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 Medicine. A graph of 228K citations received by 22.5K academic papers made by 97 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 Medicine

#9 in Asia

#159 in the World

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

2. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports Medicine

#36 in Asia

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

3. Dokuz Eylul University

For Sports Medicine

#52 in Asia

#424 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

4. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Sports Medicine

#56 in Asia

#445 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

5. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Sports Medicine

#88 in Asia

#555 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

6. Ege University

For Sports Medicine

#91 in Asia

#574 in the World

Founded: 1955

7. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports Medicine

#102 in Asia

#616 in the World

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

8. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Sports Medicine

#118 in Asia

#697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

9. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Sports Medicine

#137 in Asia

#745 in the World

Founded: 1994

10. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Sports Medicine

#165 in Asia

#841 in the World

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

11. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Sports Medicine

#196 in Asia

#921 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

12. Uludag University

For Sports Medicine

#198 in Asia

#925 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

13. Cukurova University

For Sports Medicine

#237 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

14. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports Medicine

#240 in Asia

#1035 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

15. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Sports Medicine

#243 in Asia

#1040 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

16. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Sports Medicine

#244 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

17. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Sports Medicine

#252 in Asia

#1059 in the World

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

18. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Sports Medicine

#254 in Asia

#1063 in the World

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

19. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Sports Medicine

#264 in Asia

#1094 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

20. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Sports Medicine

#267 in Asia

#1104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

21. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Sports Medicine

#268 in Asia

#1107 in the World

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

22. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Sports Medicine

#269 in Asia

#1108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,417
Founded: 1992

23. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Sports Medicine

#275 in Asia

#1120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

24. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Sports Medicine

#279 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

25. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Sports Medicine

#299 in Asia

#1179 in the World

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

26. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Sports Medicine

#319 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

27. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Sports Medicine

#331 in Asia

#1258 in the World

Founded: 1992

28. Mugla University

For Sports Medicine

#335 in Asia

#1273 in the World

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

29. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports Medicine

#356 in Asia

#1325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

30. Bezmialem Vakif University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports Medicine

#366 in Asia

#1366 in the World

Founded: 2010

31. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Sports Medicine

#370 in Asia

#1376 in the World

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

32. Adnan Menderes University

For Sports Medicine

#392 in Asia

#1420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

33. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports Medicine

#399 in Asia

#1441 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

34. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Sports Medicine

#406 in Asia

#1459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

35. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Sports Medicine

#413 in Asia

#1468 in the World

Founded: 2006

36. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Sports Medicine

#420 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

37. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Sports Medicine

#431 in Asia

#1509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 4,678
Founded: 1982

38. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports Medicine

#438 in Asia

#1521 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

39. Cumhuriyet University

For Sports Medicine

#447 in Asia

#1537 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

40. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Sports Medicine

#458 in Asia

#1565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

41. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Sports Medicine

#471 in Asia

#1586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

42. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Sports Medicine

#486 in Asia

#1612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 7,115
Founded: 1955

43. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports Medicine

#497 in Asia

#1638 in the World

Founded: 2010

44. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Sports Medicine

#499 in Asia

#1641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

45. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Sports Medicine

#513 in Asia

#1683 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

46. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Sports Medicine

#530 in Asia

#1724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 25,655
Founded: 1982

47. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Sports Medicine

#531 in Asia

#1725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

48. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Sports Medicine

#537 in Asia

#1739 in the World

Enrollment: 32,820
Male:Female: 52:48
Founded: 1992

49. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports Medicine

#546 in Asia

#1762 in the World

Founded: 1996

50. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Sports Medicine

#550 in Asia

#1768 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

51. Uskudar University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports Medicine

#553 in Asia

#1777 in the World

Founded: 2011

52. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Sports Medicine

#561 in Asia

#1792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

53. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Sports Medicine

#564 in Asia

#1800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

54. Acibadem University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports Medicine

#566 in Asia

#1808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

55. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports Medicine

#604 in Asia

#1894 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

56. Harran University

For Sports Medicine

#627 in Asia

#1938 in the World

Founded: 1992

57. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Sports Medicine

#635 in Asia

#1955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

58. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Sports Medicine

#643 in Asia

#1970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,958
Founded: 2006

59. Hitit University

For Sports Medicine

#649 in Asia

#1983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

60. Usak University

For Sports Medicine

#682 in Asia

#2045 in the World

Founded: 2006

61. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports Medicine

#689 in Asia

#2064 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

62. Duzce University

For Sports Medicine

#695 in Asia

#2071 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

63. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports Medicine

#699 in Asia

#2077 in the World

Founded: 2007

64. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Sports Medicine

#705 in Asia

#2087 in the World

Founded: 1992

65. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports Medicine

#718 in Asia

#2110 in the World

Founded: 1997

66. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Sports Medicine

#724 in Asia

#2133 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

67. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Sports Medicine

#749 in Asia

#2191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1997

68. Ufuk University

Turkey | Ankara

For Sports Medicine

#761 in Asia

#2217 in the World

Founded: 1999

69. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Sports Medicine

#765 in Asia

#2221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

70. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Sports Medicine

#772 in Asia

#2232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

71. Izmir University of Economics

For Sports Medicine

#791 in Asia

#2261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,322
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 2001

72. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Sports Medicine

#802 in Asia

#2283 in the World

Founded: 2006

73. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Sports Medicine

#813 in Asia

#2311 in the World

Enrollment: 30,513
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 2006

74. Okan University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports Medicine

#821 in Asia

#2326 in the World

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

75. Ordu University

For Sports Medicine

#825 in Asia

#2332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

76. Istanbul Kultur University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports Medicine

#835 in Asia

#2342 in the World

Founded: 1997

77. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Sports Medicine

#845 in Asia

#2356 in the World

Founded: 2006

78. Bursa Technical University

For Sports Medicine

#870 in Asia

#2394 in the World

Founded: 2010

79. Bingol University

Turkey | Bingol

For Sports Medicine

#874 in Asia

#2399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

80. Erzurum Technical University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Sports Medicine

#901 in Asia

#2449 in the World

Founded: 2010

81. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Sports Medicine

#911 in Asia

#2466 in the World

Founded: 2006

82. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Sports Medicine

#926 in Asia

#2487 in the World

Founded: 2006

83. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Sports Medicine

#928 in Asia

#2491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

84. Istanbul Arel University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports Medicine

#936 in Asia

#2504 in the World

Founded: 2007

85. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Sports Medicine

#955 in Asia

#2531 in the World

Founded: 2008

86. Istanbul Science University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports Medicine

#960 in Asia

#2537 in the World

Founded: 2006

87. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Sports Medicine

#972 in Asia

#2560 in the World

Founded: 2006

88. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Sports Medicine

#977 in Asia

#2568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

89. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Sports Medicine

#990 in Asia

#2593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

90. Halic University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports Medicine

#1013 in Asia

#2635 in the World

Founded: 1998

91. University of Yalova

Turkey | Yalova

For Sports Medicine

#1035 in Asia

#2666 in the World

Founded: 2008

92. Amasya University

Turkey | Amasya

For Sports Medicine

#1059 in Asia

#2698 in the World

Founded: 2006

93. Mus Alparslan University

For Sports Medicine

#1063 in Asia

#2703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

94. Nisantasi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Sports Medicine

#1082 in Asia

#2729 in the World

Founded: 2009

95. Gumushane University

Turkey | Gumushane

For Sports Medicine

#1114 in Asia

#2775 in the World

Founded: 2008

96. Bitlis Eren University

Turkey | Bitlis

For Sports Medicine

#1124 in Asia

#2785 in the World

Founded: 2007

97. Mardin Artuklu University

Turkey | Mardin

For Sports Medicine

#1125 in Asia

#2787 in the World

Founded: 2007

The best cities to study Sports Medicine in Turkey based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, and Denizli.

Medicine subfields in Turkey

Anatomy and Physiology127

Anesthesiology106

Bioethics/Medical Ethics13

Biomedical Engineering46

Clinical Psychology128

Critical Care Nursing82

Family medicine90

Forensic Science19

Gastroenterology and Hepatology95

Health Science115

Healthcare Management (MHA)100

Medical Physics25

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)123

Occupational Therapy30

Oncology and Cancer research112

Ophthalmology78

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine83

Pharmacology116

Physical Therapy124

Plastic Surgery71

Public Health137

Radiation Therapy74

Radiology and Nuclear medicine131

Respiratory Therapy30

Sonography and Ultrasound43

Sports / Exercise science37