21 Best universities for Applied/Engineering Physics 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 Applied/Engineering Physics. A graph of 83.6K citations received by 3.56K academic papers made by 21 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

#89 in Asia

#271 in the World

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

2. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#119 in Asia

#406 in the World

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

3. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#131 in Asia

#449 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

4. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#144 in Asia

#491 in the World

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

5. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#177 in Asia

#570 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

6. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#214 in Asia

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

7. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#249 in Asia

#742 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

8. Cukurova University

Turkey | Adana

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#255 in Asia

#758 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

9. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#308 in Asia

#863 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

10. Dokuz Eylul University

Turkey | Izmir

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#353 in Asia

#964 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

11. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#423 in Asia

#1106 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

12. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#427 in Asia

#1119 in the World

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

13. Ege University

Turkey | Izmir

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#457 in Asia

#1168 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

14. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#465 in Asia

#1188 in the World

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

15. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#485 in Asia

#1217 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

16. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#490 in Asia

#1224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

17. Izmir Institute of Technology

Turkey | Izmir

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#495 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

18. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#496 in Asia

#1233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

19. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#502 in Asia

#1249 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

20. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#556 in Asia

#1341 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

21. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#579 in Asia

#1388 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
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 Engineering133

Astrobiology21

Astrophysics and Astronomy133

Atomic and Molecular physics75

Biophysics24

Condensed Matter Physics104

Optical Engineering138

Quantum and Particle physics140

Theoretical Physics69