This is a list of universities in Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

. There are 167 universities

University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...

 and academies in Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

: 123 of them are State Universities

Public university

A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...

 (five of which are technical universities, two of which are institutes of technology

Institute of technology

Institute of technology is a designation employed in a wide range of learning institutions awarding different types of degrees and operating often at variable levels of the educational system...

, and one of which is fine arts university), and 44 private foundation universities, four military academies

Military academy

A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps of the army, the navy, air force or coast guard, which normally provides education in a service environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned.Three...

 and one police academy

Police academy

A police academy is a training school for new police recruits, also known as a law enforcement academy.-Australia:Larger police departments usually run their own academies. States often run a centralised academy for training of personnel of law enforcement agencies within the state.Police...

.

A

• Adana
  Adana
  Adana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...
  
  

1. Çukurova University
   Çukurova University
   Çukurova University has eleven faculties, three colleges, seven vocational colleges, three institutes and twenty six research and application centers...
   
   

• Adıyaman
  Adiyaman
  Adıyaman is city in southeastern Turkey, capital of the Adıyaman Province. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Turkey...
  
  

1. Adıyaman University
   Adıyaman University
   Adıyaman University is a state university, established in 2006 in Adıyaman province, Turkey.- Departments :*Faculty of *Faculty of *Faculty of *Faculty of *Faculty of *Besni Vocational High School*Gölbaşı Vocational High School...
   
   

• Afyonkarahisar
  Afyonkarahisar
  Afyonkarahisar is a city in western Turkey, the capital of Afyon Province. Afyon is in mountainous countryside inland from the Aegean coast, south-west of Ankara along the Akarçay River. Elevation...
  
  

1. Afyon Kocatepe University
   Afyon Kocatepe University
   Afyon Kocatepe University is a university in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. It opened in 1992.-External links:*...
   
   

• Ağrı
  Agri
  Agri may refer to:* As shorthand or prefix referring to agriculture* Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development * Azerbaijan–Georgia–Romania Interconnector * Ağrı, a city in eastern Turkey* the Agri in southern Italy...
  
  

1. Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University
   Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University
   Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University is a public higher educational institution located in Ağrı, Eastern Anatolia in Turkey. It was formerly the Faculty of Education linked to the Atatürk University of Erzurum. In 2007, the facility was developed to a university named Ağrı Dağı University...
   
   

• Aksaray
  Aksaray
  Aksaray is a city in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey and the capital district of Aksaray Province. According to 2009 census, population of the province is 376 907 of which 171,423 live in the city of Aksaray. The district covers an area of , and the average elevation is , with the highest...
  
  

1. Aksaray University
   Aksaray University
   Aksaray University is a public higher educational institution established on March 17, 2006 in Aksaray, Central Anatolia in Turkey. Formerly it was a subunit of the Niğde University....
   
   

• Amasya
  Amasya
  - History :Its location in this steep valley makes the city a mountain stronghold, easy to defend, and thus Amasya has had a long and prominent history.-Antiquity:...
  
  

1. Amasya University

• Ankara
  Ankara
  Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
  
  

State:

1. Ankara University
   Ankara University
   Ankara University is a public university in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in the Turkish Republic....
   
   
2. Gazi University
   Gazi University
   Gazi University is a public university primarily located in Ankara, Turkey.It was established in 1926 by Kemal Atatürk as Gazi Teacher Training Institute...
   
   
3. Hacettepe University
   Hacettepe University
   Hacettepe University is a major state university in Ankara, Turkey.The University has two main campuses. The first is located in the old town of Ankara and hosts the Medical Centre, and the second is the Beytepe Campus, which is 13 km from the city centre...
   
   
4. Middle East Technical University
   Middle East Technical University
   Middle East Technical University is a public technical university located in Ankara, Turkey...
   
   
5. Yıldırım Beyazıt University

Private:

1. Atılım University
   Atilim University
   Atılım University is a private university founded in 1996. It is located in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. The language of instruction for most courses is English. Education programs are at international standards Atılım University (In Turkish: Atılım Üniversitesi) is a private university founded...
   
   
2. Bilge University
3. Başkent University
   Baskent University
   Başkent University was founded on January 13, 1994 by Prof. Dr. Mehmet Haberal. The University center is located in Ankara and also has Medical and Research Centers and Dialysis Centers all around Turkey.-History:...
   
   
4. Çankaya University
   Çankaya University
   Çankaya University was established on August 27, 1997, by the Sıtkı Alp Education Foundation in Ankara, Turkey. The university began its teaching in the Fall 1997 semester. Sıtkı Alp is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees.-History:...
   
   
5. İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University
   Bilkent University
   İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, commonly referred to as Bilkent University or Bilkent, is the first private, nonprofit university in Turkey with the fundamental aim of creating a center of excellence in higher education and research...
   
   
6. Koza University
7. TOBB University of Economics and Technology
   TOBB University of Economics and Technology
   TOBB University of Economics and Technology is a private university in Turkey, which was founded by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey on July 1, 2003 in Ankara.- Academic Units :Faculties and Departments:* Faculty of Engineering...
   
   
8. Turgut Özal University
9. Ufuk University
   Ufuk University
   Ufuk University , located in Ankara, Turkey, was established by the Turkish Foundation of Traffic Accidents in 1999.The University consists of Faculties of Medicine, Law, Education, Science-Literature , Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences .-External links:*...
   
   

Special:

1. Gülhane Military Medical Academy (Military)
2. Military Academy (Military)
3. Police Academy
   Turkish National Police Academy
   - History:The Police academy was founded on 6 November 1937 in accordance with Article 18 of the Act 3201 as a one-year-in service-training institute of higher education to educate and train junior and senior executive constables...
   
    (Police)

• Antalya
  Antalya
  Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...
  
  

State:

1. Akdeniz University
   Akdeniz University
   Akdeniz University is a campus university in Antalya Province of Turkey. It is the leading higher education and scientific research center of the West Mediterranean region of Turkey....
   
   

Private:

1. Alanya Hamdullah Emin Pasa University
2. International Antalya University

• Ardahan
  Ardahan
  Ardahan is a city in northeastern Turkey, near the Georgian border.-Ancient and medieval:In Ancient times the region was called Gogarene, which is assumed to derive from the name of Gugars, who were a Proto-Kartvelian tribe...
  
  

1. Ardahan University

• Artvin
  Artvin
  -History:See Artvin Province for the history of the region.-Places of interest:* Artvin or Livana castle, built in 937There are a number of Ottoman Empire houses and public buildings including:* Salih Bey mosque, built in 1792...
  
  

1. Artvin Çoruh University

• Aydın
  Aydin
  Aydın is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey's Aegean Region. The city is located at the heart of the lower valley of Büyük Menderes River at a commanding position for the region extending from the uplands of the valley down to the seacoast...
  
  

1. Adnan Menderes University
   Adnan Menderes University
   Adnan Menderes University was founded in Aydın, Turkey in 1992. The name of the university comes from the former Turkish Prime Minister Adnan Menderes.-External links:*...
   
   

B

• Balıkesir
  Balikesir
  Balıkesir is the capital city of Balıkesir Province. Balıkesir is in the Marmara region of Turkey and has a population of 265,747 inhabitants. Old name is Karesi or Karasi.- History :...
  
  

1. Balıkesir University
   Balıkesir University
   -History:The roots of Balikesir University date back to Karesi Teacher Training School, which was established in 1910. Balikesir State Engineering Academy, Balikesir Management and Tourism Vocational School and Balikesir Vocational School started educational facilities in 1975-1976 and this marked...
   
   

• Bartın
  Bartin
  -Culture:The city hosts strawberry festivals in spring. The city also has beaches of good quality.-External links:* *...
  
  

1. Bartın University

• Batman
  Batman, Turkey
  Batman is a city in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey and the capital of Batman Province. It lies on a plateau, 540 meters above sea level, near the confluence of the Batman River and the Tigris. The Batı Raman oil field, which is the largest oil field in Turkey, is located just outside...
  
  

1. Batman University

• Bayburt
  Bayburt
  Bayburt is a city in northeast Turkey lying on the Çoruh River, and is the provincial capital of Turkey's Bayburt Province.Bayburt was once an important center on the ancient Silk Road and it was visited by Marco Polo and Turkish excursionist Evliya Celebi. Remains of its Byzantine castle still...
  
  

1. Bayburt University
   Bayburt University
   Bayburt University is a public research university in Bayburt, Turkey...
   
   

• Bilecik
  Bilecik
  -External links:* http://www.eksisozluk.com/show.asp?t=bilecik%20diye%20bir%20yerin%20asl%C4%B1nda%20olmamas%C4%B1%20 Bilecik Conspiracy* http://www.bilecikaktuel.com* * http://www.voyagerbook.com/eng/iller/11/11.asp*...
  
  

1. Bilecik University

• Bingöl
  Bingöl
  Bingöl is a city in Eastern Turkey. It is also known as Çabakcur , which means violent water in Armenian. It is surrounded by mountains and a large number of glacier lakes, hence the name . Lately, the town has become a popular tourist destination...
  
  

1. Bingöl University

• Bitlis
  Bitlis
  Bitlis is a town in eastern Turkey and the capital of Bitlis Province. The town is located at an elevation of 1,400 metres, 15 km from Lake Van, in the steep-sided valley of the Bitlis River, a tributary of the Tigris. The local economy is mainly based on agricultural products which include...
  
  

1. Bitlis Eren University

• Bolu
  Bolu
  - Places of interest :The countryside around Bolu offers excellent walking and other outdoor pursuits. There are hotels in the town for visitors. Sights near the town include:* The 14th century mosque, Ulu Camii...
  
  

1. Abant Izzet Baysal University
   Abant Izzet Baysal University
   - Overview :Abant Izzet Baysal University was founded on July 3, 1992 with the aim of establishing a centre of excellence in higher education and research. Today it has 8 faculties, 3 institutes, 5 two-year programmes, 6 vocational schools and 4 research centres. Nine hundred academicians teach...
   
   

• Burdur
  Burdur
  Burdur , is a city southwestern Turkey and the seat of the Burdur Province of Turkey. It is located at , on the shore of Lake Burdur...
  
  

1. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

• Bursa
  Bursa, Turkey
  Bursa is a city in northwestern Turkey and the seat of Bursa Province. The metropolitan area in the entire Bursa province had a population of 2.6 million as of 2010, making the city fourth most populous in Turkey. The city is equally one of the most industrialized metropolitan centers in the...
  
  

State:

1. Bursa Technical University
   Bursa Technical University
   Bursa Technical University , is a public research university in Bursa, Turkey. Established in 2010, it is country's fourth Technical University. The university consists of six faculties, two institutes and a school...
   
   
2. Uludağ University
   Uludag University
   Uludag University is a university located in Bursa, Turkey. The research and education conducted by the university have an emphasis on medicine, engineering, natural sciences and art. In particular, Faculty of Medicine and Mechanical Engineering Department have several well-reputed academicians in...
   
   

Private:

1. Bursa Orhangazi University
   Bursa Orhangazi University
   Bursa Orhangazi University is a Private University in Bursa....
   
   

Ç

• Çanakkale
  Çanakkale
  Çanakkale is a town and seaport in Turkey, in Çanakkale Province, on the southern coast of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. The population of the town is 106,116 . The mayor is Ülgür Gökhan ....
  
  

1. Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

• Çorum
  Çorum
  Çorum is a landlocked northern Anatolian city that is the capital of the Çorum Province of Turkey. Çorum is located inland in the central Black Sea Region of Turkey, and is approximately from Ankara and from Istanbul...
  
  

1. Hitit University

• Çankırı
  Çankırı
  -Agriculture:Various produce like wheat, corn, beans, apple etc. are grown in the farms, and fields that are rich of water.-Industry:Most of the industry is located near the city center and Korgun. Other towns that are in the industrial map of the city are Şabanözü, Çerkeş, Ilgaz, Kurşunlu, and...
  
  

1. Çankırı Karatekin University

D

• Denizli
  Denizli
  Denizli is a growing industrial city in the Southwestern part of Turkey and the eastern end of the alluvial valley formed by the river Büyük Menderes, where the plain reaches an elevation of about a hundred meters. Denizli is located in southwestern Turkey, in the country's Aegean Region.The city...
  
  

1. Pamukkale University
   Pamukkale University
   Pamukkale University , founded in 1992 in Denizli in the Denizli Province of Turkey, is a young institution which has been developing rapidly with 30,000 students and 1400 academicians.- Faculty of Education :* Teaching social fields...
   
   

• Diyarbakır
  Diyarbakır
  Diyarbakır is one of the largest cities in southeastern Turkey...
  
  

1. Dicle University
   Dicle University
   Dicle University is a public university located on eastern side of the Tigris river. The university is one of the oldest and largest higher education institutions in southeastern Anatolia, Turkey....
   
   

• Düzce
  Düzce
  Düzce is the capital city of Düzce Province in Turkey. The mayor is İsmail Bayram . The population is 125,240 which is an increase from 61.878 in 1990.- Overview :...
  
  

1. Düzce University

E

• Edirne
  Edirne
  Edirne is a city in Eastern Thrace, the northwestern part of Turkey, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria. Edirne served as the capital city of the Ottoman Empire from 1365 to 1453, before Constantinople became the empire's new capital. At present, Edirne is the capital of the Edirne...
  
  

1. Trakya University
   Trakya University
   Trakya University , aka University of Thrace, established on July 20, 1982, is a state university located in Edirne, at Turkey's European part Eastern Thrace....
   
   

• Elazığ
  Elazig
  Elâzığ is a city in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey and the seat of Elâzığ Province. It has a population of331,479 according to the 2010 census, and the plain on which the city extends has an altitude of 1067 metres....
  
  

1. Fırat University
   Firat University
   Firat University is one of the biggest academical institutions in the East of Turkey, established in 1975 in Elazig. It has twelve faculties,four institutes,three highs schools, one state conservatory and nine vocational high schools and 21 research center with a strong emphasis on scientific and...
   
   

• Erzincan
  Erzincan
  -Trivia:Erzincan has the largest man made of Portrait of Atatürk, located north of the city, 176m×43m. It covers 7,500 square meter. Turkish Army made it 1982, in 29 days by 3,000 soldier, 100 tons of black and white paint was used...
  
  

1. Erzincan University
   Erzincan University
   Erzincan University is a university in Erzincan, Turkey, with over 9000 students and 310 faculty.It was established on March 1, 2006 from a number of existing schools. The law school was established in 1987...
   
   

• Erzurum
  Erzurum
  Erzurum is a city in Turkey. It is the largest city, the capital of Erzurum Province. The city is situated 1757 meters above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 361,235 in the 2000 census. .Erzurum, known as "The Rock" in NATO code, served as NATO's southeastern-most air force post during the...
  
  

1. Atatürk University
2. Erzurum Technical University
   • Eskişehir
     Eskisehir
     Eskişehir is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. According to the 2009 census, the population of the city is 631,905. The city is located on the banks of the Porsuk River, 792 m above sea level, where it overlooks the fertile Phrygian Valley. In the nearby...
     
     
3. Anadolu University
   Anadolu University
   Anadolu University is a public university in Eskişehir, Turkey and the fourth largest university in the world by enrollment.- History :...
   
   
4. Eskişehir Osmangazi University
   Eskisehir Osmangazi University
   Eskisehir Osmangazi University , abbreviated as ESOGU, is located in Eskişehir, in the Eskişehir Province of Turkey...
   
   

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• Gaziantep
  Gaziantep
  Gaziantep , Ottoman Turkish: Ayintab) previously and still informally called Antep; ʻayn tāb is a city in southeast Turkey and amongst the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. The city is located 185 kilometres northeast of Adana and 127 kilometres by road north of Aleppo, Syria...
  
  

State:

1. Gaziantep University

Private:

1. Gazikent University
2. Zirve University
   Zirve University
   The Zirve University is a private university established in 2009 located in Gaziantep, southeastern Anatolia, Turkey. Currently, the university has five faculties.-Faculties:*Faculty of Communication*Faculty of Engineering...
   
   

• Giresun
  Giresun
  Giresun is the provincial capital of Giresun Province in the Black Sea Region of northeastern Turkey, about west of the city of Trabzon.-Etymology:...
  
  

1. Giresun University
   Giresun University
   -External links:*...
   
   

• Gümüşhane
  Gümüshane
  -Features:Gümüşhane has a rich historical background so there are many historical places, mosques, churches, castles. Ancient city of Satala in the modern village of Sadak was the most important military camp of the ancient Roman Empire in the east. This place was ruled by the Hittites, Assyrians,...
  
  

1. Gümüşhane University

I

• Iğdır
  Igdir
  Iğdır is the capital of Iğdır Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey, and borders Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran. The border with Armenia is formed by the Aras River...
  
  

1. Iğdır University

• Isparta
  Isparta
  Isparta is a city in western Turkey and the provincial capital of the Isparta Province. The city's population is 222,556 and elevation from sea level is 1035 m. Another name of the city is "City of Roses"....
  
  

1. Süleyman Demirel University
   Süleyman Demirel University
   Süleyman Demirel University is a public university located in Isparta, Turkey. Established in 1992, the university, with around 55.000 students, is the second largest academic institution in Turkey. SDU is known for its programs in agricultural research, medicine, engineering, and business sciences...
   
   

• İstanbul
  Istanbul
  Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
  
  

State:

1. Boğaziçi University
   Bogaziçi University
   Boğaziçi University is a public university located on the European side of the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey. It has five faculties and two schools offering undergraduate degrees, and six institutes offering graduate degrees...
   
   
2. Galatasaray University
   Galatasaray University
   Galatasaray University or Université Galatasaray is a Turkish university established in İstanbul, Turkey in 1992, following an agreement signed with the presence of President François Mitterrand of France and President Turgut Özal of Turkey during a ceremony at Galatasaray High School, the mother...
   
   
3. Istanbul Medeniyet University
   Istanbul Medeniyet University
   Istanbul Medeniyet University is a public university in Istanbul, Turkey. It was established on July 21, 2010. "Medeniyet" is the Turkish word for "civilization" or "culture".-Faculties:* Medicine* Health sciences* Engineering and Architecture* Letters...
   
   
4. Istanbul Technical University
   Istanbul Technical University
   Istanbul Technical University is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third oldest technical university dedicated to engineering sciences as well as social sciences recently, and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey...
   
   
5. Istanbul University
   Istanbul University
   Istanbul University is a Turkish university located in Istanbul. The main campus is adjacent to Beyazıt Square.- Synopsis :A madrasa, a religious school, was established sometime in the 15th century after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. An institution of higher education named the...
   
   
6. Marmara University
   Marmara University
   Marmara University is a public university in Turkey. Situated in Istanbul, Marmara University has succeeded in becoming the second largest university in the whole country...
   
   
7. Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts
   Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts
   Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University is a Turkish state university dedicated to the higher education of fine arts. It is located in the Fındıklı neighborhood of İstanbul, Turkey.-History:...
   
   
8. Yıldız Technical University
   Yildiz Technical University
   Yildiz Technical University is a technical university dedicated to engineering sciences and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Istanbul, Turkey. The central campus lies within the Beşiktaş district.-History:Yildiz Technical University has a distinguished history which began...
   
   

Private:

1. Acıbadem University
   Acıbadem University
   Acıbadem University is a private, non-profit institution, founded in 2007 and located in Istanbul, Turkey. The University is supported by the financial resources of the Kerem Aydınlar Foundation, set up by Mehmet Ali Aydınlar, a leading Turkish businessman, the largest shareholder and the CEO of...
   
   
2. Bahçeşehir University
   Bahçesehir University
   Bahçeşehir University is a private educational institution in Turkey, on the European side of Istanbul. The Turkish National Assembly authorized the establishment of the University of Bahçeşehir by the Bahçeşehir Uğur Education Foundation in 1998. An academic and strategic protocol was signed...
   
   
3. Beykent University
   Beykent University
   Beykent University is a private university in Istanbul, Turkey, teaching in English. The typical enrolment is 15,000 students.It has four faculties comprising 28 academic departments in the fields of Engineering and Architecture, Fine Arts, Science, Economics and Administrative Sciences; a school...
   
   
4. Bezm-i Alem University
5. Doğuş University
   Dogus University
   Doğuş University , is a private university located Acıbadem, Kadıköy, İstanbul. It stands on the lower side of Acıbadem Hill.-History:...
   
   
6. Fatih University
   Fatih University
   Fatih University is a private university mainly located in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey. The university was established in 1996 by the Turkish Association of Health and Medical Treatment...
   
   
7. Fatih Sultan Mehmet University
8. Haliç University
   Haliç University
   Haliç University is a foundation university, which was founded in 1998 by the Children Leukemia Foundation, which obtained much love and respect both in Turkey and over the world as a result of the remarkable works it has carried out successfully for 25 years....
   
   
9. Işık University
   Isik University
   Işık University is a private university located in Istanbul, Turkey. The university is a part of the Feyziye Schools Foundation which was established in Thessaloniki in 1885.-History:...
   
   
10. Istanbul 29 Mayıs University
11. Istanbul Arel University
12. Istanbul Aydın University
13. Istanbul Bilgi University
    Istanbul Bilgi University
    Istanbul Bilgi University is a private, non-profit university in Istanbul, Turkey. It was actually established in 1994 under the name ISIS , but its name was changed to Istanbul Bilgi University with the foundation of the school on June 7, 1996...
    
    
14. Istanbul Bilim University
15. Istanbul Kemerburgaz University
16. Istanbul Kültür University
    Istanbul Kültür University
    - About İKÜ :İstanbul Kültür University is a private university located in İstanbul, Turkey. It has three campuses, Ataköy, Bahçelievler and İncirli. The University was founded in 1997 and has five schools and two vocational schools...
    
    
17. Istanbul Medipol University
18. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University
19. Istanbul Şehir University
    Istanbul Şehir University
    Istanbul Şehir University is a private, non-profit university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was established in 2008 by the Bilim ve Sanat Vakfı , a foundation for science and arts...
    
    
20. Istanbul Commerce University
    Istanbul Commerce University
    Istanbul Commerce University is a private university founded in 2001. The University is founded and supported financially by the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce.The suppoter foundation is founded in 1876...
    
    
21. Kadir Has University
    Kadir Has University
    Kadir Has University ' or as mostly preferred by its students ', was founded in 1997, in Istanbul. A private university, it has seven faculties, Engineering, Sciences and Humanities, Economics and Administrative Sciences, Communication, Law and Fine Arts, as well as its several vocational schools,...
    
    
22. Koç University
    Koç University
    Koç University is a private, non-profit institution, founded in 1993 and located in Istanbul, Turkey. One of the top universities in Turkey, it is supported by the financial resources of the Vehbi Koç Foundation, set up by Vehbi Koç, a leading Turkish businessman, “to serve humanity by increasing...
    
    
23. Maltepe University
24. Okan University
    Okan University
    Okan University is a private university in Istanbul, Turkey.-History:The university was founded by Okan Holding, a Turkish company, in 1999.The university's first year of offering education was 2003.The first graduations took place in 2007....
    
    
25. Özyeğin University
    Özyegin University
    -History:The university was founded by the Hüsnü M. Özyeğin Foundation, and its establishment was approved by Foundation Act No 5656 published in the Official Gazette No 26526 on May 18, 2007....
    
    
26. Piri Reis University
    Piri Reis University
    Piri Reis University is a private university founded in 2008 in Istanbul, Turkey. Named after the Turkish admiral and cartographer Piri Reis Piri Reis University is a private university founded in 2008 in Istanbul, Turkey. Named after the Turkish admiral and cartographer Piri Reis Piri Reis...
    
    
27. Sabancı University
    Sabanci University
    Sabancı University is a private research institution located in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1996. SU is a small and highly focused university with 2861 undergraduates and 624 graduates, maintaining a strong emphasis on social and natural sciences...
    
    
28. Süleyman Şah University
29. Yeditepe University
    Yeditepe University
    Yeditepe University is a foundation university situated in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1996, Yeditepe University now claims to be the largest of the 27 foundation universities in Turkey....
    
    
30. Yeni Yüzyıl University

Special:

1. Air Force Academy
   Turkish Air Force Academy
   The Turkish Air Force Academy was founded in 1951, replacing the Army Flight School and with the mandate to train the officers of the Turkish Air Force. Today it is a four-year institution of higher learning, providing an engineering education to Air Force cadets from Turkey as well as a number of...
   
    (Military)
2. Naval Academy
   Turkish Naval Academy
   The Turkish Naval Academy is a four year co-educational military academy located in the district of Tuzla in Istanbul. Its mission is to develop cadets mentally and physically for service as commissioned officers in the Turkish Navy...
   
    (Military)

• Izmir
  Izmir
  Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
  
  

State:

1. Dokuz Eylül University
   Dokuz Eylül University
   Dokuz Eylül University is one of the preeminent universities in Turkey. It is located in İzmir, Turkey. It was founded in 1982 and is organized in 10 schools...
   
   
2. Ege University
   Ege University
   Ege University is a public university in İzmir, Turkey. It was founded in 1955 with the Faculties of Medicine and Faculty of Agriculture...
   
   
3. Izmir Institute of Technology
   Izmir Institute of Technology
   İzmir Institute of Technology is a public research university in İzmir, Turkey. İYTE maintains a strong emphasis on the natural sciences and engineering.The medium of instruction in all the departments of İYTE is English.-History and General Information:...
   
   
4. Izmir Katip Celebi University

Private:

1. Gediz University
2. Izmir University
3. Izmir University of Economics
   Izmir University of Economics
   - General information :İzmir University of Economics is a higher education institution that aims to nurture individuals who are creative, dedicated and wholly committed to Atatürk’s principles and reforms...
   
   
4. Sifa University
5. Yaşar University

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• Kahramanmaraş
  Kahramanmaras
  -Industry:Kahramanmaraş's industry is mainly based on textile and ice cream. Kahramanmaraş is one of the biggest textile industry cities of Turkey. Companies like Kipaş, İskur, Arsan and Bozkurt are one of the richest companies in the city...
  
  

1. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University
   Kahramanmaras Sütçü Imam University
   Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University is a public university founded 1992 in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey.,1992-1993 öğretim yılında,Gaziantep Üniversitesine bağlı olan Ziraat FakültesiOrta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesine bağlı olan Kahramanmaraş Meslek Yüksekokulu...
   
   

• Karabük
  Karabük
  -Economy:Karabük has its own resources of dolomite and limestone, while coal and manganese is brought from Zonguldak and iron ore from Divriği. This allows a varied, yet basic industry in Karabük, including a coking plant, blast furnaces, a foundry and tube works. There are also chemical plants...
  
  

1. Karabük University
   Karabük University
   Karabük University is a public university in Karabük, Turkey. The university was founded in 2007 as one of the 17 new universities of that time in Turkey.- Academic structure :...
   
   

• Karaman
  Karaman
  Karaman is a town in south central Turkey, located north of the Taurus Mountains, about south of Konya. It is the capital district of the Karaman Province. According to 2000 census, the population of the province is 231 872 of which 132,064 live in the town of Karaman. The district covers an area...
  
  

1. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
   Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
   -History:Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University is one of new seventeen universities which were established in accordance with the law numbered 5662. However university’s history dates back Vocational School which was established as a part of Selcuk University by the verdiction of the council of higher...
   
   

• Kars
  Kars
  Kars is a city in northeast Turkey and the capital of Kars Province. The population of the city is 73,826 as of 2010.-Etymology:As Chorzene, the town appears in Roman historiography as part of ancient Armenia...
  
  

1. Kafkas University
   Kafkas University
   Kafkas University is a public higher educational institution established on July 11, 1992 in Kars, Eastern Anatolia in Turkey. It has six faculties, three institutes, three colleges, four vocational colleges and several research and application centers The university campus is situated southwest...
   
   

• Kastamonu
  Kastamonu
  Kastamonu is the capital district of the Kastamonu Province, Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 102,059 of which 64,606 live in the urban center of Kastamonu. The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an elevation of...
  
  

1. Kastamonu University
   Kastamonu University
   Kastamonu University is a public university located in Kastamonu and some of its districts, Turkey. It was established in 2006 after some colleges and schools in Kastamonu, which were administered by Ankara University and Gazi University, were gathered under one institution.-History:The university...
   
   

• Kayseri
  Kayseri
  Kayseri is a large and industrialized city in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It is the seat of Kayseri Province. The city of Kayseri, as defined by the boundaries of Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, is structurally composed of five metropolitan districts, the two core districts of Kocasinan and...
  
  

State:

1. Erciyes University
   Erciyes University
   Erciyes University is a Turkish institute of higher education located in Kayseri, Turkey. As of 4 April 2006, a total of 28,474 students were studying for their bachelors degree and postgraduate studies.-Background:...
   
   
2. Kayseri Abdullah Gül University

Private:

1. Melikşah University
2. Nuh Naci Yazgan University

• Kırıkkale
  Kirikkale
  Kırıkkale is the capital of the Kırıkkale Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is located 80 km east of Ankara. According to the 2000 census, the population of the province is 280,834, of which 192,705 live in the city of Kırıkkale...
  
  

1. Kırıkkale University

• Kırklareli
  Kirklareli
  Kırklareli is the capital of Kırklareli Province in Eastern Thrace, on the European part of Turkey. The province has a coastline on the Black Sea. There is a Jewish community.-Name:It is not clearly known when the city was founded, nor under what name...
  
  

1. Kırklareli University

• Kırşehir
  Kirsehir
  Kırşehir, formerly Macissus and Justinianopolis, is a city in Turkey. It is the capital district of the Kırşehir Province. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 121,947 of which 105,826 live in the city of Kırşehir.-History:The history of Kırşehir dates back to the Hittites...
  
  

1. Ahi Evran University

• Kilis
  Kilis
  Kilis is a city in south-central Turkey on the border with Syria and capital of Kilis Province.- History and Population :Kilis was part of the vilayet of Aleppo of the Ottoman Empire until the First World War when it was given to Turkey and had a mixed population of Circassians, Turkomans and Arabs...
  
  

1. Kilis 7 Aralık University

• Kocaeli

1. Gebze Institute of Technology
2. Kocaeli University
   Kocaeli University
   The University of Kocaeli is a state university in Kocaeli, Turkey. The first step for the Kocaeli University was the Academy of Engineering and Architecture of Kocaeli founded in 1976. The electrical and mechanical engineering departments, basic sciences and department of modern languages were...
   
   

• Konya
  Konya
  Konya is a city in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. The metropolitan area in the entire Konya Province had a population of 1,036,027 as of 2010, making the city seventh most populous in Turkey.-Etymology:...
  
  

State:

1. Konya University
2. Selçuk University
   Selçuk University
   Selçuk University is state-owned higher educational institution, which was founded 1975 in Konya, Turkey.-History:Selçuk University started education in the academic year of 1976-1977 with two faculties. Faculty of Science and Faculty of Literature, 7 departments, 327 students and 2 permanent...
   
   

Private:

1. KTO Karatay University
2. Mevlana University

• Kütahya
  Kütahya
  Kütahya is a city in western Turkey with 212,444 inhabitants , lying on the Porsuk river, at 969 metres above sea level. It is the capital of Kütahya Province, inhabited by some 517 804 people...
  
  

1. Dumlupınar University

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• Malatya
  Malatya
  Malatya ) is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of its eponymous province.-Overview:The city site has been occupied for thousands of years. The Assyrians called the city Meliddu. Following Roman expansion into the east, the city was renamed in Latin as Melitene...
  
  

1. İnönü University
   Inönü University
   İnönü University is a university in Malatya, Turkey, founded in 28 February 1975.it is one of the biggest university of eastern part of Turkey.-External links:*...
   
   

• Manisa
  Manisa
  Manisa is a large city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province.Modern Manisa is a booming center of industry and services, advantaged by its closeness to the international port city and the regional metropolitan center of İzmir and by its fertile hinterland rich in...
  
  

1. Celal Bayar University
   Celal Bayar University
   Celal Bayar University or ' is a state university located in Manisa, Turkey. It is one of the third largest universities in Aegean Region with close to 25,000 student body and 1,156 faculty members.- History :...
   
   

• Mardin
  Mardin
  Mardin is a city in southeastern Turkey. The capital of Mardin Province, it is known for its Arabic-like architecture, and for its strategic location on a rocky mountain overlooking the plains of northern Syria.-History:...
  
  

1. Mardin Artuklu University

• Mersin
  Mersin
  -Mersin today:Today, Mersin is a large city spreading out along the coast, with Turkey's second tallest skyscraper , huge hotels, an opera house, expensive real estate near the sea or up in the hills, and many other modern urban...
  
  

State:

1. Mersin University
   Mersin University
   Mersin University is a state university, built in 1992 in Mersin province, Turkey. The university has about 25,000 students, 1,405 academic staff and a number of foreign and guest academic staff....
   
   

Private:

1. Çağ University
   Çağ University
   Çağ University is a private, non-profit university in Mersin Province, Turkey. It was established officially on 9 July 1997 by Baydoğan Education Foundation in Adana. Situated on the state highway near Yenice, it is west of Adana, east of Tarsus and east of Mersin...
   
   
2. Toros University
   Toros University
   Toros University is a recently established university in Mersin, Turkey.It was established officially on July 23, 2009 by Mersin Education Foundation a foundation founded 40 years ago and active in establishing high schools. It is a private non-profit university...
   
   

• Muğla
  Mugla
  Muğla is a city in south-western Turkey. It is the center of the district the same name, as well as of Muğla Province, which stretches along Turkey´s Aegean coast. Muğla center is situated inland at an altitude of 660 m and lies at a distance of about from the nearest seacoast in the Gulf of...
  
  

1. Muğla University
   Mugla University
   Muğla University is a university built in 1992 in Muğla in southwestern Turkey, which registered growth in the fifteen years since its foundation, advantaged by a number of factors, to reach a current total student number of 16,000 and an academic corpus of 700 teaching under 122 different...
   
   

• Muş
  Mus
  -Computing:* Mus, a file extension used by Finale * MUS, the internal music format used in Doom -Three-letter acronyms:* Mitsubishi UFJ Securities * MUS, the NATO country code for Mauritius...
  
  

1. Muş Alparslan University

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• Sakarya
  Adapazari
  Adapazarı is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of Sakarya Province. The province itself was originally named Adapazarı as well. Adapazarı is a part of the densely populated region of the country, known as the Marmara Region. As of 2010, the city has a population of 560,876 ...
  
  

1. Sakarya University
   Sakarya University
   Sakarya University is located in Sakarya, Turkey. It is one of the most popular universities of Turkey. Since there is a large student body, the city of Sakarya is influenced by the university. It was founded as Sakarya Engineering and Architecture in 1970. It renamed as Sakarya State Engineering...
   
   

• Şanlıurfa
  Sanliurfa
  Şanlıurfa, , often simply known as Urfa in daily language , in ancient times Edessa, is a city with 482,323 inhabitants Şanlıurfa, , often simply known as Urfa in daily language (Syriac ܐܘܪܗܝ Urhoy,Armenian Ուռհա Owr'ha, Arabic الرها ar-Ruhā), in ancient times Edessa, is a city with 482,323...
  
  

1. Harran University
   Harran University
   Harran University is a state university in Şanlıurfa, Turkey, founded in 1992.-External links:*...
   
   

• Samsun
  Samsun
  Samsun is a city of about half a million people on the north coast of Turkey. It is the provincial capital of Samsun Province and a major Black Sea port.-Name:...
  
  

State:

1. Ondokuz Mayıs University

Private:

1. Canik Başarı University

• Siirt
  Siirt
  - External links :* * * *...
  
  

1. Siirt University

• Sinop
  Sinop
  Sinop can refer to:* Sinop, Turkey, a city near the Black Sea in Turkey, and the battle that took place there.* Sinop Province, the province in Turkey of which the above city is the capital* Sinop, Mato Grosso, a city in Mato Grosso state, Brazil...
  
  

1. Sinop University

• Şırnak
  Sirnak
  Şırnak is a town in southeastern Turkey. It is the capital of Şırnak Province, a new province that split from the Hakkari province...
  
  

1. Şırnak University

• Sivas

1. Cumhuriyet University

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• Tekirdağ
  Tekirdag
  Tekirdağ , the ancient Bisanthi , is a city in Eastern Thrace, in the European part of Turkey. Tekirdağ is the capital of Tekirdağ Province, felt by the local people to be a quieter and more pleasant town than the industrial centre of Çorlu, which it administers. The city population as of 2009 was...
  
  

1. Namık Kemal University
   Namık Kemal University
   The Namik Kemal University was founded 2006 under the administration of the Trakya University Rectorate Enver Duran. The University is based on a strong and old background of 26 years...
   
   

• Tokat
  Tokat
  Tokat is the capital city of Tokat Province of Turkey, at the mid Black Sea region of Anatolia. According to the 2009 census, the city of Tokat has a population of 129,879.-History:Tokat was established in the Hittite era....
  
  

1. Gaziosmanpaşa University

• Trabzon
  Trabzon
  Trabzon is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. Trabzon, located on the historical Silk Road, became a melting pot of religions, languages and culture for centuries and a trade gateway to Iran in the southeast and the Caucasus to the northeast...
  
  

1. Karadeniz Technical University
   Karadeniz Technical University
   Karadeniz Technical University , is a public research university in Trabzon, in the Black Sea region of Turkey. Established in 1955, it is the fourth oldest university in Turkey and the only Technical University to comprise a medical school.-History:...
   
   

• Tunceli

1. Tunceli University

International rankings

According to the THE–QS World University Rankings:

University	Score	2010	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Bilkent University Bilkent University İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, commonly referred to as Bilkent University or Bilkent, is the first private, nonprofit university in Turkey with the fundamental aim of creating a center of excellence in higher education and research...		112	374	401-500	-	-	-
Middle East Technical University Middle East Technical University Middle East Technical University is a public technical university located in Ankara, Turkey...		189	-	-	-	-	-
Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third oldest technical university dedicated to engineering sciences as well as social sciences recently, and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey...		-	376	390	-	467	-
Istanbul University Istanbul University Istanbul University is a Turkish university located in Istanbul. The main campus is adjacent to Beyazıt Square.- Synopsis :A madrasa, a religious school, was established sometime in the 15th century after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. An institution of higher education named the...		-	401-500	401-500	-	329	-
Sabancı University Sabanci University Sabancı University is a private research institution located in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1996. SU is a small and highly focused university with 2861 undergraduates and 624 graduates, maintaining a strong emphasis on social and natural sciences...		-	401-500	-	-	447	-