31 Best universities for Cognitive Science in Istanbul

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Cognitive Science. A graph of 169K citations received by 9.64K academic papers made by 31 universities in Istanbul 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. Bogazici University

For Cognitive Science

#2 in Turkey

#122 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

2. Istanbul Technical University

For Cognitive Science

#5 in Turkey

#156 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

3. Yildiz Technical University

For Cognitive Science

#9 in Turkey

#259 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

4. Istanbul University

For Cognitive Science

#10 in Turkey

#264 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

5. Koc University

For Cognitive Science

#12 in Turkey

#333 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

6. Sabanci University

For Cognitive Science

#17 in Turkey

#402 in Asia

Founded: 1996

7. Marmara University

For Cognitive Science

#23 in Turkey

#504 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

8. Altinbas University

For Cognitive Science

#29 in Turkey

#628 in Asia

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

9. Istanbul Kultur University

For Cognitive Science

#34 in Turkey

#697 in Asia

Founded: 1997

10. Yeditepe University

For Cognitive Science

#40 in Turkey

#835 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

11. Istanbul Medipol University

For Cognitive Science

#54 in Turkey

#1027 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

12. Ozyegin University

For Cognitive Science

#67 in Turkey

#1194 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

13. Isik University

For Cognitive Science

#70 in Turkey

#1210 in Asia

Founded: 1996

14. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Cognitive Science

#74 in Turkey

#1245 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

15. Istanbul Aydin University

For Cognitive Science

#75 in Turkey

#1249 in Asia

Founded: 2007

16. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Cognitive Science

#76 in Turkey

#1257 in Asia

Founded: 2010

17. Uskudar University

For Cognitive Science

#78 in Turkey

#1308 in Asia

Founded: 2011

18. Okan University

For Cognitive Science

#82 in Turkey

#1332 in Asia

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

19. Kadir Has University

For Cognitive Science

#84 in Turkey

#1348 in Asia

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

20. Istanbul Commerce University

For Cognitive Science

#85 in Turkey

#1356 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,730
Founded: 2001

21. Maltepe University

For Cognitive Science

#87 in Turkey

#1379 in Asia

Founded: 1997

22. Galatasaray University

For Cognitive Science

#97 in Turkey

#1537 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

23. Dogus University

For Cognitive Science

#98 in Turkey

#1544 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

24. Acibadem University

For Cognitive Science

#100 in Turkey

#1560 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

25. Halic University

For Cognitive Science

#105 in Turkey

#1612 in Asia

Founded: 1998

26. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Cognitive Science

#108 in Turkey

#1684 in Asia

Founded: 2010

27. Mef University

For Cognitive Science

#113 in Turkey

#1764 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

28. Nisantasi University

For Cognitive Science

#115 in Turkey

#1789 in Asia

Founded: 2009

29. Istanbul Arel University

For Cognitive Science

#119 in Turkey

#1811 in Asia

Founded: 2007

30. Beykent University

For Cognitive Science

#121 in Turkey

#1848 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

31. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Cognitive Science

#122 in Turkey

#1884 in Asia

Founded: 2010

Universities for Cognitive Science near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	32	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	19	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	25	Bursa
119	Sakarya University	22	Sakarya
188	Anadolu University	20	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	24	Eskisehir
217	Abant Izzet Baysal University	38	Bolu
239	Bulent Ecevit University	33	Zonguldak
295	University of the Aegean	9	Mytilene
299	Democritus University of Thrace	6	Komotini

Psychology subfields in Istanbul

Child Psychology31

Clinical Psychology32

Education Majors25

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution6

Neuroscience35

Occupational Therapy8

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology9

Psychiatry35

Social Psychology36