37 Best universities for Psychology in Istanbul

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 1.15M citations received by 76.8K 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

#131 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

3. Bogazici University

For Psychology

#22 in Turkey

#303 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

4. Koc University

For Psychology

#23 in Turkey

#304 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

5. Istanbul Technical University

For Psychology

#29 in Turkey

#339 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

6. Yildiz Technical University

For Psychology

#37 in Turkey

#423 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

7. Istanbul Medipol University

For Psychology

#50 in Turkey

#575 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

8. Yeditepe University

For Psychology

#51 in Turkey

#578 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

9. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Psychology

#52 in Turkey

#589 in Asia

Founded: 2010

10. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Psychology

#53 in Turkey

#602 in Asia

Founded: 2010

11. Sabanci University

For Psychology

#56 in Turkey

#653 in Asia

Founded: 1996

12. Acibadem University

For Psychology

#59 in Turkey

#732 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

13. Maltepe University

For Psychology

#73 in Turkey

#923 in Asia

Founded: 1997

14. Istanbul Aydin University

For Psychology

#78 in Turkey

#974 in Asia

Founded: 2007

15. Uskudar University

For Psychology

#79 in Turkey

#997 in Asia

Founded: 2011

16. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Psychology

#84 in Turkey

#1107 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

17. Altinbas University

For Psychology

#86 in Turkey

#1140 in Asia

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

18. Istanbul Kultur University

For Psychology

#89 in Turkey

#1200 in Asia

Founded: 1997

19. Istanbul Science University

For Psychology

#90 in Turkey

#1218 in Asia

Founded: 2006

20. Okan University

For Psychology

#93 in Turkey

#1256 in Asia

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

21. Ozyegin University

For Psychology

#98 in Turkey

#1321 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

22. Kadir Has University

For Psychology

#100 in Turkey

#1377 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

23. Istanbul Commerce University

For Psychology

#104 in Turkey

#1480 in Asia

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

24. Beykent University

For Psychology

#107 in Turkey

#1514 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

25. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Psychology

#110 in Turkey

#1557 in Asia

Founded: 2010

26. Galatasaray University

For Psychology

#112 in Turkey

#1587 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

27. Istanbul Arel University

For Psychology

#116 in Turkey

#1649 in Asia

Founded: 2007

28. Isik University

For Psychology

#118 in Turkey

#1686 in Asia

Founded: 1996

29. Dogus University

For Psychology

#119 in Turkey

#1692 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

30. Nisantasi University

For Psychology

#120 in Turkey

#1695 in Asia

Founded: 2009

31. Halic University

For Psychology

#123 in Turkey

#1736 in Asia

Founded: 1998

32. Istanbul New Century University

For Psychology

#127 in Turkey

#1863 in Asia

Founded: 2016

33. Istanbul Sehir University

For Psychology

#131 in Turkey

#1933 in Asia

Founded: 2008

34. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Psychology

#133 in Turkey

#2032 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

35. Mef University

For Psychology

#135 in Turkey

#2066 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

36. Piri Reis University

For Psychology

#139 in Turkey

#2360 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

37. Istanbul Ayvansaray University

For Psychology

#141 in Turkey

#2663 in Asia

Founded: 2016

Universities for Psychology near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	61	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	19	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	15	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	94	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	71	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	31	Sakarya
166	Kirklareli University	95	Kirklareli
182	Balikesir University	55	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	49	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	32	Eskisehir

Psychology subfields in Istanbul

Child Psychology31

Clinical Psychology30

Cognitive Science28

Education Majors25

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution6

Neuroscience35

Occupational Therapy7

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology8

Psychiatry35

Social Psychology36