List of research universities in Turkey
This is a list of research universities in Turkey, as classified by the Council of Higher Education. The list below shows the most recent ranking in 2025.[1]
Research universities
| Grade | University | Type | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Koç University | Private | Istanbul |
| A1 | Sabancı University | Private | Istanbul |
| A1 | Middle East Technical University | Public | Ankara |
| A1 | Istanbul Technical University | Public | Istanbul |
| A1 | Boğaziçi University | Public | Istanbul |
| A2 | Yıldız Technical University | Public | Istanbul |
| A2 | Bilkent University | Private | Ankara |
| A2 | Hacettepe University | Public | Ankara |
| A2 | İzmir Institute of Technology | Public | İzmir |
| A2 | Ankara University | Public | Ankara |
| A2 | Istanbul University | Public | Istanbul |
| A2 | Ege University | Public | İzmir |
| A2 | Gazi University | Public | Ankara |
| A2 | Erciyes University | Public | Kayseri |
| A2 | Sakarya University | Public | Sakarya |
| A2 | Atatürk University | Public | Erzurum |
| A2 | Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa | Public | Istanbul |
| A3 | Marmara University | Public | Istanbul |
| A3 | Gebze Technical University | Public | Kocaeli |
| A3 | Çukurova University | Public | Adana |
| A3 | Fırat University | Public | Elazığ |
| A3 | Karadeniz Technical University | Public | Trabzon |
| A3 | Bursa Uludağ University | Public | Bursa |
Candidate research universities
| University | Type | City |
|---|---|---|
| Dokuz Eylül University | Public | İzmir |
| Akdeniz University | Public | Antalya |
| Selçuk University | Public | Konya |
| Ondokuz Mayıs University | Public | Samsun |
| Kocaeli University | Public | Kocaeli |
| Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University | Public | Rize |
| İstinye University | Private | Istanbul |
| TOBB Economy and Technology University | Private | Ankara |
| Istanbul Medipol University | Private | Istanbul |
| Özyeğin University | Public | Istanbul |
See also
References
- ^ "Araştırma Üniversiteleri 2025 Sıralaması Açıklandı" (in Turkish).