37 Best universities for 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 Psychology. A graph of 1.25M citations received by 81.4K academic papers made by 37 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 Psychology

#2 in Turkey

#51 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

2. Marmara University

For Psychology

#7 in Turkey

#133 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

3. Koc University

For Psychology

#21 in Turkey

#300 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

4. Bogazici University

For Psychology

#24 in Turkey

#316 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

5. Istanbul Technical University

For Psychology

#31 in Turkey

#345 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

6. Yildiz Technical University

For Psychology

#36 in Turkey

#422 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

7. Istanbul Medipol University

For Psychology

#47 in Turkey

#550 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

8. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Psychology

#51 in Turkey

#583 in Asia

Founded: 2010

9. Yeditepe University

For Psychology

#52 in Turkey

#590 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

10. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Psychology

#53 in Turkey

#602 in Asia

Founded: 2010

11. Sabanci University

For Psychology

#58 in Turkey

#668 in Asia

Founded: 1996

12. Acibadem University

For Psychology

#60 in Turkey

#732 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

13. Maltepe University

For Psychology

#75 in Turkey

#936 in Asia

Founded: 1997

14. Istanbul Aydin University

For Psychology

#76 in Turkey

#947 in Asia

Founded: 2007

15. Uskudar University

For Psychology

#79 in Turkey

#962 in Asia

Founded: 2011

16. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Psychology

#85 in Turkey

#1110 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

17. Altinbas University

For Psychology

#87 in Turkey

#1148 in Asia

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

18. Istanbul Kultur University

For Psychology

#90 in Turkey

#1222 in Asia

Founded: 1997

19. Istanbul Science University

For Psychology

#91 in Turkey

#1236 in Asia

Founded: 2006

20. Okan University

For Psychology

#94 in Turkey

#1268 in Asia

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

21. Ozyegin University

For Psychology

#97 in Turkey

#1295 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

22. Kadir Has University

For Psychology

#100 in Turkey

#1364 in Asia

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

23. Istanbul Commerce University

For Psychology

#106 in Turkey

#1469 in Asia

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

24. Beykent University

For Psychology

#107 in Turkey

#1495 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

25. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Psychology

#109 in Turkey

#1517 in Asia

Founded: 2010

26. Istanbul Arel University

For Psychology

#115 in Turkey

#1592 in Asia

Founded: 2007

27. Galatasaray University

For Psychology

#116 in Turkey

#1598 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

28. Nisantasi University

For Psychology

#118 in Turkey

#1664 in Asia

Founded: 2009

29. Isik University

For Psychology

#121 in Turkey

#1700 in Asia

Founded: 1996

30. Dogus University

For Psychology

#122 in Turkey

#1701 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

31. Halic University

For Psychology

#123 in Turkey

#1730 in Asia

Founded: 1998

32. Istanbul New Century University

For Psychology

#128 in Turkey

#1854 in Asia

Founded: 2016

33. Istanbul Sehir University

For Psychology

#132 in Turkey

#1958 in Asia

Founded: 2008

34. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Psychology

#134 in Turkey

#2028 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

35. Mef University

For Psychology

#136 in Turkey

#2049 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

36. Piri Reis University

For Psychology

#139 in Turkey

#2343 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

37. Istanbul Ayvansaray University

For Psychology

#141 in Turkey

#2673 in Asia

Founded: 2016

Universities for Psychology near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	63	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	19	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	15	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	93	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	72	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	28	Sakarya
166	Kirklareli University	95	Kirklareli
182	Balikesir University	54	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	50	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	32	Eskisehir

Psychology subfields in Istanbul

Child Psychology31

Clinical Psychology32

Cognitive Science31

Education Majors25

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution6

Neuroscience35

Occupational Therapy8

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology9

Psychiatry35

Social Psychology36