100 Best Surgeons Medical schools 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 Surgery. A graph of 3.57M citations received by 277K academic papers made by 132 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. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#34 in Asia

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

2. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Surgery

#36 in Asia

#171 in the World

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

3. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Surgery

#56 in Asia

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

4. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Surgery

#75 in Asia

#323 in the World

Founded: 1994

5. Ege University

For Surgery

#76 in Asia

#326 in the World

Founded: 1955

6. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Surgery

#93 in Asia

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

7. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#107 in Asia

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

8. Dokuz Eylul University

For Surgery

#119 in Asia

#432 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

9. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Surgery

#126 in Asia

#452 in the World

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

10. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Surgery

#144 in Asia

#488 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

11. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Surgery

#157 in Asia

#524 in the World

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

12. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Surgery

#160 in Asia

#535 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

13. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Surgery

#161 in Asia

#538 in the World

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

14. Uludag University

For Surgery

#164 in Asia

#548 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

15. Cukurova University

For Surgery

#166 in Asia

#554 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

16. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Surgery

#167 in Asia

#555 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

17. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Surgery

#170 in Asia

#561 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

18. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Surgery

#190 in Asia

#623 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

19. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Surgery

#210 in Asia

#669 in the World

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

20. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Surgery

#211 in Asia

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

21. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Surgery

#215 in Asia

#676 in the World

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

22. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Surgery

#224 in Asia

#702 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

23. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Surgery

#225 in Asia

#703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

24. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Surgery

#227 in Asia

#705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

25. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Surgery

#242 in Asia

#732 in the World

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

26. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Surgery

#247 in Asia

#753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

27. Cumhuriyet University

For Surgery

#251 in Asia

#765 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

28. Bezmialem Vakif University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#256 in Asia

#775 in the World

Founded: 2010

29. Adnan Menderes University

For Surgery

#257 in Asia

#780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

30. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Surgery

#262 in Asia

#795 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

31. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Surgery

#271 in Asia

#811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

32. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Surgery

#274 in Asia

#822 in the World

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

33. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Surgery

#277 in Asia

#828 in the World

Founded: 1992

34. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Surgery

#284 in Asia

#836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

35. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Surgery

#287 in Asia

#842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

36. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Surgery

#291 in Asia

#854 in the World

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

37. Acibadem University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#298 in Asia

#872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

38. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Surgery

#303 in Asia

#885 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

39. Harran University

For Surgery

#304 in Asia

#886 in the World

Founded: 1992

40. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#306 in Asia

#889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

41. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Surgery

#308 in Asia

#894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

42. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#310 in Asia

#898 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

43. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#322 in Asia

#937 in the World

Founded: 2010

44. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#324 in Asia

#942 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

45. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Surgery

#344 in Asia

#1013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

46. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Surgery

#346 in Asia

#1019 in the World

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

47. Duzce University

For Surgery

#367 in Asia

#1070 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

48. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Surgery

#374 in Asia

#1091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

49. Mugla University

For Surgery

#384 in Asia

#1130 in the World

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

50. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Surgery

#414 in Asia

#1207 in the World

Founded: 2006

51. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Surgery

#435 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Founded: 2006

52. Kafkas University

For Surgery

#437 in Asia

#1251 in the World

Founded: 1992

53. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Surgery

#439 in Asia

#1253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

54. Istanbul Science University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#448 in Asia

#1289 in the World

Founded: 2006

55. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Surgery

#451 in Asia

#1307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

56. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Surgery

#455 in Asia

#1315 in the World

Founded: 2006

57. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Surgery

#458 in Asia

#1319 in the World

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

58. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#462 in Asia

#1328 in the World

Founded: 1997

59. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Surgery

#484 in Asia

#1390 in the World

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

60. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Surgery

#486 in Asia

#1394 in the World

Founded: 1992

61. Ordu University

For Surgery

#495 in Asia

#1406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

62. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Surgery

#496 in Asia

#1409 in the World

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

63. Ufuk University

Turkey | Ankara

For Surgery

#501 in Asia

#1419 in the World

Founded: 1999

64. Hitit University

For Surgery

#514 in Asia

#1465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

65. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Surgery

#525 in Asia

#1496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

66. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#532 in Asia

#1513 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

67. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Surgery

#563 in Asia

#1578 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

68. Bursa Technical University

For Surgery

#582 in Asia

#1625 in the World

Founded: 2010

69. Gebze University of Technology

For Surgery

#583 in Asia

#1627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

70. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Surgery

#593 in Asia

#1649 in the World

Founded: 2006

71. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Surgery

#594 in Asia

#1651 in the World

Founded: 2006

72. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#609 in Asia

#1690 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

73. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Surgery

#634 in Asia

#1767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

74. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#638 in Asia

#1780 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

75. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#640 in Asia

#1783 in the World

Founded: 2007

76. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Surgery

#662 in Asia

#1842 in the World

Founded: 2006

77. Uskudar University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#687 in Asia

#1893 in the World

Founded: 2011

78. Konya Gida and Tarim University

For Surgery

#692 in Asia

#1906 in the World

Founded: 2013

79. Usak University

For Surgery

#696 in Asia

#1914 in the World

Founded: 2006

80. Istanbul New Century University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#748 in Asia

#2034 in the World

Founded: 2016

81. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#760 in Asia

#2075 in the World

Founded: 1996

82. Okan University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#767 in Asia

#2086 in the World

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

83. Nisantasi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#768 in Asia

#2094 in the World

Founded: 2009

84. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Surgery

#801 in Asia

#2216 in the World

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

85. Amasya University

Turkey | Amasya

For Surgery

#813 in Asia

#2239 in the World

Founded: 2006

86. Mardin Artuklu University

Turkey | Mardin

For Surgery

#831 in Asia

#2286 in the World

Founded: 2007

87. Altinbas University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#875 in Asia

#2371 in the World

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

88. Batman University

Turkey | Batman

For Surgery

#906 in Asia

#2433 in the World

Founded: 2007

89. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Surgery

#909 in Asia

#2439 in the World

Founded: 1997

90. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Surgery

#914 in Asia

#2447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

91. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Surgery

#923 in Asia

#2461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

92. Kadir Has University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#924 in Asia

#2464 in the World

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

93. Siirt University

For Surgery

#982 in Asia

#2593 in the World

Founded: 2007

94. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Surgery

#995 in Asia

#2616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

95. Bingol University

Turkey | Bingol

For Surgery

#1012 in Asia

#2656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

96. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Surgery

#1055 in Asia

#2778 in the World

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

97. Kirklareli University

Turkey | Kirklareli

For Surgery

#1097 in Asia

#2870 in the World

Founded: 2007

98. Istanbul Arel University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Surgery

#1100 in Asia

#2876 in the World

Founded: 2007

99. Erzurum Technical University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Surgery

#1105 in Asia

#2886 in the World

Founded: 2010

100. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Surgery

#1117 in Asia

#2904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

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

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

Sports Medicine97