31 Best universities for Child Psychology 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 Child Psychology. A graph of 141K citations received by 9.6K 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. Istanbul University

For Child Psychology

#4 in Turkey

#64 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

2. Marmara University

For Child Psychology

#6 in Turkey

#85 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

3. Koc University

For Child Psychology

#11 in Turkey

#136 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

4. Bogazici University

For Child Psychology

#18 in Turkey

#202 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

5. Yildiz Technical University

For Child Psychology

#19 in Turkey

#203 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

6. Istanbul Technical University

For Child Psychology

#28 in Turkey

#244 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

7. Istanbul Medipol University

For Child Psychology

#51 in Turkey

#441 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

8. Uskudar University

For Child Psychology

#63 in Turkey

#577 in Asia

Founded: 2011

9. Istanbul Aydin University

For Child Psychology

#64 in Turkey

#596 in Asia

Founded: 2007

10. Yeditepe University

For Child Psychology

#66 in Turkey

#611 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

11. Sabanci University

For Child Psychology

#68 in Turkey

#621 in Asia

Founded: 1996

12. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Child Psychology

#69 in Turkey

#622 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

13. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Child Psychology

#70 in Turkey

#635 in Asia

Founded: 2010

14. Ozyegin University

For Child Psychology

#72 in Turkey

#655 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

15. Istanbul Kultur University

For Child Psychology

#76 in Turkey

#683 in Asia

Founded: 1997

16. Maltepe University

For Child Psychology

#82 in Turkey

#742 in Asia

Founded: 1997

17. Beykent University

For Child Psychology

#86 in Turkey

#859 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

18. Istanbul Commerce University

For Child Psychology

#87 in Turkey

#880 in Asia

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

19. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Child Psychology

#89 in Turkey

#910 in Asia

Founded: 2010

20. Acibadem University

For Child Psychology

#93 in Turkey

#959 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

21. Kadir Has University

For Child Psychology

#94 in Turkey

#967 in Asia

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

22. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Child Psychology

#97 in Turkey

#1007 in Asia

Founded: 2010

23. Istanbul Arel University

For Child Psychology

#101 in Turkey

#1067 in Asia

Founded: 2007

24. Okan University

For Child Psychology

#102 in Turkey

#1080 in Asia

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

25. Isik University

For Child Psychology

#106 in Turkey

#1172 in Asia

Founded: 1996

26. Altinbas University

For Child Psychology

#109 in Turkey

#1196 in Asia

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

27. Dogus University

For Child Psychology

#110 in Turkey

#1199 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

28. Halic University

For Child Psychology

#112 in Turkey

#1230 in Asia

Founded: 1998

29. Istanbul Science University

For Child Psychology

#114 in Turkey

#1371 in Asia

Founded: 2006

30. Mef University

For Child Psychology

#120 in Turkey

#1472 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

31. Nisantasi University

For Child Psychology

#125 in Turkey

#1540 in Asia

Founded: 2009

Universities for Child Psychology near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
87	Kocaeli University	33	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	22	Bursa
119	Sakarya University	14	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	50	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	47	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	9	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	26	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	65	Kutahya
216	Trakya University	36	Edirne
217	Abant Izzet Baysal University	31	Bolu

Psychology subfields in Istanbul

Clinical Psychology32

Cognitive Science31

Education Majors25

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution6

Neuroscience35

Occupational Therapy8

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology9

Psychiatry35

Social Psychology36