75 Best universities for Veterinary in Turkey

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Turkey ranked based on their research performance in Veterinary. A graph of 213K citations received by 16.7K academic papers made by 75 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. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Veterinary

#24 in Asia

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

2. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Veterinary

#42 in Asia

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

3. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Veterinary

#48 in Asia

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

4. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Veterinary

#51 in Asia

#262 in the World

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

5. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Veterinary

#54 in Asia

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

6. Uludag University

For Veterinary

#62 in Asia

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

7. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Veterinary

#63 in Asia

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

8. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Veterinary

#68 in Asia

#306 in the World

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

9. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Veterinary

#79 in Asia

#329 in the World

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

10. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Veterinary

#99 in Asia

#380 in the World

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

11. Adnan Menderes University

For Veterinary

#101 in Asia

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

12. Cumhuriyet University

For Veterinary

#106 in Asia

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

13. Ege University

For Veterinary

#111 in Asia

#407 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

14. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Veterinary

#143 in Asia

#478 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

15. Kafkas University

For Veterinary

#165 in Asia

#527 in the World

Founded: 1992

16. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Veterinary

#172 in Asia

#540 in the World

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

17. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Veterinary

#179 in Asia

#570 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

18. Cukurova University

For Veterinary

#180 in Asia

#572 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

19. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Veterinary

#204 in Asia

#629 in the World

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

20. Harran University

For Veterinary

#221 in Asia

#676 in the World

Founded: 1992

21. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Veterinary

#230 in Asia

#699 in the World

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

22. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Veterinary

#243 in Asia

#732 in the World

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

23. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Veterinary

#245 in Asia

#735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

24. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Veterinary

#255 in Asia

#759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

25. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Veterinary

#280 in Asia

#825 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

26. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Veterinary

#299 in Asia

#872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

27. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Veterinary

#316 in Asia

#909 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

28. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Veterinary

#328 in Asia

#937 in the World

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

29. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Veterinary

#344 in Asia

#965 in the World

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

30. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Veterinary

#348 in Asia

#971 in the World

Founded: 2006

31. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Veterinary

#350 in Asia

#975 in the World

Founded: 1994

32. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Veterinary

#360 in Asia

#993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

33. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Veterinary

#371 in Asia

#1007 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

34. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Veterinary

#382 in Asia

#1033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 41,647
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1992

35. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Veterinary

#385 in Asia

#1039 in the World

Founded: 1992

36. Dokuz Eylul University

For Veterinary

#389 in Asia

#1050 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

37. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Veterinary

#392 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

38. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Veterinary

#436 in Asia

#1139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

39. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Veterinary

#442 in Asia

#1153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

40. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Veterinary

#514 in Asia

#1309 in the World

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

41. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Veterinary

#517 in Asia

#1317 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

42. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Veterinary

#536 in Asia

#1358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

43. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Veterinary

#541 in Asia

#1367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

44. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Veterinary

#571 in Asia

#1422 in the World

Founded: 1992

45. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Veterinary

#576 in Asia

#1436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

46. Igdir University

For Veterinary

#580 in Asia

#1441 in the World

Founded: 2008

47. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Veterinary

#583 in Asia

#1447 in the World

Founded: 2006

48. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Veterinary

#592 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

49. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Veterinary

#602 in Asia

#1483 in the World

Founded: 2006

50. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Veterinary

#608 in Asia

#1493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

51. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Veterinary

#610 in Asia

#1496 in the World

Founded: 2006

52. Kadir Has University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Veterinary

#613 in Asia

#1502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

53. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Veterinary

#616 in Asia

#1506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

54. Ordu University

For Veterinary

#630 in Asia

#1541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

55. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Veterinary

#647 in Asia

#1583 in the World

Founded: 2008

56. Mus Alparslan University

For Veterinary

#648 in Asia

#1584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

57. Mugla University

For Veterinary

#656 in Asia

#1599 in the World

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

58. Siirt University

For Veterinary

#667 in Asia

#1623 in the World

Founded: 2007

59. Bingol University

Turkey | Bingol

For Veterinary

#674 in Asia

#1635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

60. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Veterinary

#675 in Asia

#1639 in the World

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

61. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Veterinary

#683 in Asia

#1655 in the World

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

62. Bezmialem Vakif University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Veterinary

#717 in Asia

#1733 in the World

Founded: 2010

63. Duzce University

For Veterinary

#732 in Asia

#1762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

64. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Veterinary

#751 in Asia

#1789 in the World

Founded: 2006

65. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Veterinary

#759 in Asia

#1809 in the World

Founded: 2006

66. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Veterinary

#800 in Asia

#1876 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

67. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Veterinary

#821 in Asia

#1918 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

68. Hitit University

For Veterinary

#823 in Asia

#1920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

69. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Veterinary

#837 in Asia

#1943 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

70. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Veterinary

#854 in Asia

#1969 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

71. Ardahan University

Turkey | Ardahan

For Veterinary

#859 in Asia

#1983 in the World

Founded: 2008

72. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Veterinary

#869 in Asia

#2003 in the World

Founded: 2007

73. Sinop University

For Veterinary

#891 in Asia

#2056 in the World

Founded: 2007

74. Gebze University of Technology

For Veterinary

#899 in Asia

#2068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

75. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Veterinary

#913 in Asia

#2095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

The best cities to study Veterinary in Turkey based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ankara, Elazig, Samsun, and Van.

Medicine subfields in Turkey

Anatomy and Physiology126

Anesthesiology102

Bioethics/Medical Ethics11

Biomedical Engineering45

Clinical Psychology124

Critical Care Nursing77

Family medicine85

Forensic Science19

Gastroenterology and Hepatology93

Health Science109

Healthcare Management (MHA)96

Medical Physics22

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)122

Occupational Therapy27

Oncology and Cancer research108

Ophthalmology74

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine82

Pharmacology116

Physical Therapy121

Plastic Surgery70

Public Health135

Radiation Therapy68

Radiology and Nuclear medicine129

Respiratory Therapy28

Sonography and Ultrasound40

Sports / Exercise science32

Sports Medicine92