36 Best universities for Psychology in Istanbul

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 783K citations received by 62K academic papers made by 36 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

#142 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

3. Bogazici University

For Psychology

#20 in Turkey

#277 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

4. Koc University

For Psychology

#22 in Turkey

#300 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

5. Istanbul Technical University

For Psychology

#23 in Turkey

#302 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

6. Yildiz Technical University

For Psychology

#39 in Turkey

#436 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

7. Sabanci University

For Psychology

#47 in Turkey

#554 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Yeditepe University

For Psychology

#48 in Turkey

#560 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

9. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Psychology

#52 in Turkey

#597 in Asia

Founded: 2010

10. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Psychology

#53 in Turkey

#605 in Asia

Founded: 2010

11. Istanbul Medipol University

For Psychology

#55 in Turkey

#620 in Asia

Founded: 2009

12. Acibadem University

For Psychology

#58 in Turkey

#707 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

13. Maltepe University

For Psychology

#69 in Turkey

#924 in Asia

Founded: 1997

14. Uskudar University

For Psychology

#77 in Turkey

#1055 in Asia

Founded: 2011

15. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Psychology

#78 in Turkey

#1078 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

16. Istanbul Science University

For Psychology

#84 in Turkey

#1170 in Asia

Founded: 2006

17. Istanbul Kultur University

For Psychology

#85 in Turkey

#1177 in Asia

Founded: 1997

18. Istanbul Aydin University

For Psychology

#86 in Turkey

#1179 in Asia

Founded: 2007

19. Altinbas University

For Psychology

#89 in Turkey

#1206 in Asia

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

20. Kadir Has University

For Psychology

#92 in Turkey

#1264 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

21. Ozyegin University

For Psychology

#95 in Turkey

#1331 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

22. Okan University

For Psychology

#96 in Turkey

#1350 in Asia

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

23. Galatasaray University

For Psychology

#101 in Turkey

#1489 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

24. Beykent University

For Psychology

#104 in Turkey

#1566 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

25. Dogus University

For Psychology

#105 in Turkey

#1602 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

26. Istanbul Commerce University

For Psychology

#106 in Turkey

#1603 in Asia

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

27. Isik University

For Psychology

#110 in Turkey

#1642 in Asia

Founded: 1996

28. Halic University

For Psychology

#117 in Turkey

#1729 in Asia

Founded: 1998

29. Istanbul Arel University

For Psychology

#118 in Turkey

#1754 in Asia

Founded: 2007

30. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Psychology

#119 in Turkey

#1759 in Asia

Founded: 2010

31. Nisantasi University

For Psychology

#120 in Turkey

#1765 in Asia

Founded: 2009

32. Istanbul Sehir University

For Psychology

#126 in Turkey

#1869 in Asia

Founded: 2008

33. Istanbul New Century University

For Psychology

#127 in Turkey

#1900 in Asia

Founded: 2016

34. Mef University

For Psychology

#131 in Turkey

#2037 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

35. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Psychology

#134 in Turkey

#2053 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

36. Piri Reis University

For Psychology

#139 in Turkey

#2380 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

Universities for Psychology near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	59	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	19	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	14	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	71	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	32	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	57	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	51	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	31	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	27	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	66	Kutahya

Psychology subfields in Istanbul

Child Psychology30

Clinical Psychology29

Cognitive Science26

Education Majors20

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution4

Neuroscience33

Occupational Therapy5

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology6

Psychiatry35

Social Psychology35