22 Best universities for Applied/Engineering Physics 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 Applied/Engineering Physics. A graph of 93.3K citations received by 3.78K academic papers made by 22 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. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Turkey | Tokat

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#92 in Asia

#277 in the World

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

2. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#125 in Asia

#414 in the World

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

3. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#140 in Asia

#460 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

4. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#150 in Asia

#490 in the World

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

5. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#176 in Asia

#558 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

6. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#215 in Asia

#639 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

7. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#240 in Asia

#708 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

8. Cukurova University

Turkey | Adana

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#246 in Asia

#728 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

9. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#309 in Asia

#858 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

10. Dokuz Eylul University

Turkey | Izmir

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#368 in Asia

#980 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

11. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#430 in Asia

#1108 in the World

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

12. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#445 in Asia

#1138 in the World

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

13. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#461 in Asia

#1161 in the World

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

14. Ege University

Turkey | Izmir

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#493 in Asia

#1221 in the World

Founded: 1955

15. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#499 in Asia

#1229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

16. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#508 in Asia

#1246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

17. Izmir Institute of Technology

Turkey | Izmir

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#511 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

18. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#517 in Asia

#1260 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

19. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#525 in Asia

#1276 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

20. Gebze University of Technology

Turkey | Gebze

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#545 in Asia

#1321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

21. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#571 in Asia

#1367 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

22. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#600 in Asia

#1425 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

The best cities to study Applied/Engineering Physics in Turkey based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokat, Ankara, Trabzon, and Istanbul.

Physics subfields in Turkey

Acoustical Engineering134

Astrobiology23

Astrophysics and Astronomy134

Atomic and Molecular physics77

Biophysics25

Condensed Matter Physics105

Optical Engineering138

Quantum and Particle physics140

Theoretical Physics74