36 Best universities for Social 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 Social Psychology. A graph of 302K citations received by 18K 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 Social Psychology

#3 in Turkey

#100 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

2. Marmara University

For Social Psychology

#5 in Turkey

#154 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

3. Koc University

For Social Psychology

#7 in Turkey

#171 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

4. Istanbul Technical University

For Social Psychology

#9 in Turkey

#187 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

5. Bogazici University

For Social Psychology

#16 in Turkey

#239 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

6. Yildiz Technical University

For Social Psychology

#18 in Turkey

#265 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

7. Sabanci University

For Social Psychology

#40 in Turkey

#497 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Social Psychology

#53 in Turkey

#635 in Asia

Founded: 2010

9. Istanbul Medipol University

For Social Psychology

#55 in Turkey

#663 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

10. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Social Psychology

#56 in Turkey

#676 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

11. Istanbul Aydin University

For Social Psychology

#57 in Turkey

#684 in Asia

Founded: 2007

12. Yeditepe University

For Social Psychology

#66 in Turkey

#773 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

13. Uskudar University

For Social Psychology

#71 in Turkey

#813 in Asia

Founded: 2011

14. Istanbul Commerce University

For Social Psychology

#76 in Turkey

#851 in Asia

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

15. Ozyegin University

For Social Psychology

#78 in Turkey

#891 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

16. Maltepe University

For Social Psychology

#81 in Turkey

#919 in Asia

Founded: 1997

17. Istanbul Kultur University

For Social Psychology

#83 in Turkey

#972 in Asia

Founded: 1997

18. Okan University

For Social Psychology

#88 in Turkey

#1014 in Asia

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

19. Beykent University

For Social Psychology

#89 in Turkey

#1020 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

20. Kadir Has University

For Social Psychology

#90 in Turkey

#1025 in Asia

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

21. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Social Psychology

#96 in Turkey

#1075 in Asia

Founded: 2010

22. Galatasaray University

For Social Psychology

#97 in Turkey

#1089 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

23. Dogus University

For Social Psychology

#100 in Turkey

#1203 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

24. Istanbul Arel University

For Social Psychology

#103 in Turkey

#1224 in Asia

Founded: 2007

25. Isik University

For Social Psychology

#108 in Turkey

#1261 in Asia

Founded: 1996

26. Altinbas University

For Social Psychology

#110 in Turkey

#1342 in Asia

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

27. Nisantasi University

For Social Psychology

#118 in Turkey

#1490 in Asia

Founded: 2009

28. Halic University

For Social Psychology

#121 in Turkey

#1604 in Asia

Founded: 1998

29. Mef University

For Social Psychology

#122 in Turkey

#1613 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

30. Acibadem University

For Social Psychology

#123 in Turkey

#1616 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

31. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Social Psychology

#124 in Turkey

#1624 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

32. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Social Psychology

#127 in Turkey

#1714 in Asia

Founded: 2010

33. Istanbul Sehir University

For Social Psychology

#128 in Turkey

#1787 in Asia

Founded: 2008

34. Istanbul Science University

For Social Psychology

#131 in Turkey

#1870 in Asia

Founded: 2006

35. Piri Reis University

For Social Psychology

#138 in Turkey

#2061 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

36. Istanbul New Century University

For Social Psychology

#139 in Turkey

#2072 in Asia

Founded: 2016

Universities for Social Psychology near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	29	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	28	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	21	Bursa
119	Sakarya University	10	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	45	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	38	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	15	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	25	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	75	Kutahya
216	Trakya University	35	Edirne

Psychology subfields in Istanbul

Child Psychology31

Clinical Psychology32

Cognitive Science31

Education Majors25

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution6

Neuroscience35

Occupational Therapy8

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology9

Psychiatry35