In Turkey.,there are 180 universities and academies in total:

104 of them are State Universities (five of which are technical universities, two are institutes of technology, and one is a fine arts university), 71 private foundation universities (seven of which are two-year granting institutions), 4 military academies, and 1 police academy

LIST OF UNIVERSITIES IN ISTANBUL

NAME YEAR OF FOUNDATION

İSTANBUL UNIVERSITY 1453

ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY 1773

BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY 1863

MIMAR SINAN UNIVERSITY OF FINE ARTS

1882

MARMARA UNIVERSITY 1883

YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY 1911

GALATASARAY UNIVERSITY 1992

ISTANBUL MEDENİYET UNIVERSITY 2010

PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN ISTANBULNİŞANTAŞI UNIVERSITY

ACIBADEM UNIVERSITY İSTANBUL AREL UNIVERSITY

KOÇ UNİVERSITY

BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY

İSTANBUL AYDIN UNIVERSITY

KADİR HAS UNIVERSITY

BEYKENT UNIVERSITY BİLGİ UNIVERSITY MALTEPE UNIVERSITY

BEZM-İ ALEM UNIVERSITY

BİLİM UNIVERSITY OKAN UNIVERSITY

DOĞUŞ UNIVERSITY KEMERBURGAZ UNIVERSITY

ÖZYEĞİN UNIVERSITY

FATİH UNIVERSITY KÜLTÜR UNIVERSITY PİRİ REİS UNIVERSITY

FATİH SULTAN MEHMET UNIVERSITY

MEDIPOL UNIVERSITY SABANCI UNIVERSITY

HALİÇ UNIVERSITY SABAHATTİN ZAİM UNIVERSITY

SÜLEYMAN ŞAH UNIVERSITY

IŞIK UNIVERSITY ŞEHİR UNIVERSITY YEDİTEPE UNIVERSITY

İSTANBUL 29 MAYIS UNIVERSITY

İSTANBUL COMMERCE UNIVERSITY

YENİ YÜZYIL UNIVERSITY

The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) publishes the only global university ranking that measures the quality of education and training of students as well as the prestige of the faculty members and the quality of their research without relying on surveys and university data submissions.

According to this ranking Turkey has 10 universities in this list.These universities are :

WORLD RANK

UNIVERSITY CITY NATIONAL RANK

470 MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

ANKARA 1

623 ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY İSTANBUL 2

634 HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY ANKARA 3

725 ANKARA UNIVERSITY ANKARA 4

742 ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY ISTANBUL 5

779 EGE UNIVERSITY IZMIR 6

837 BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY İSTANBUL 7

842 BİLKENT UNIVERSITY ANKARA 8

852 GAZİ UNIVERSITY ANKARA 9

954 DOKUZ EYLÜL UNIVERSITY İZMİR 10

LET’S HAVE A GENERAL VIEW FOR THESE UNIVERSITIES

Middle East Technical University  is a publictechnical university located in Ankara, Turkey. The university puts special emphasis on research and education in engineering and natural sciences, offering about 40 undergraduate programs within 5 faculties, and 97 masters and 62 doctorate programs within 5 graduate schools. Middle East Technical University is among the 470th best universities in the world.

MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL

UNIVERSITY

Istanbul University  is a prominent Turkish university located in Istanbul. The main campus is adjacent to Beyazıt Square in the Fatih district, on the European side of the city. The university has a teaching staff of 2,000 professors and associates and 4,000 assistants and younger staff. More than 60,000 undergraduate and 8,000 postgraduate students follow the courses offered by Istanbul University every year. İstanbul university is among the 623th best universities in the world.

İSTANBUL UNIVERSITY

Hacettepe University is a major state university in Ankara, Turkey. Based on academic performance, it ranks 1st among Turkish universities with medical schools. The University has two main campuses. The School of Social Work is located at Keçiören, and the Turkish State Conservatory in Ankara, affiliated with the University as of 1982, is located at the Beşevler Campus. Hacettepe university is among the 634th best universities in the world.

HACETTEPE 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. The university has about 40 vocational programs, 114 undergraduate programs and 110 graduate programs. In total it has about 264 programs. Ankara university is among the 725th best universities in the world.

ANKARA 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. Graduates of İstanbul technical university have received many TUBITAK science and TUBA awards İstanbul technical university is among the 742th best universities in the world.

İSTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

Ege University is a public university in İzmir, Turkey. It was founded in 1955 with the faculties of Medicine and Agriculture. It is the first university to start courses in İzmir and the fourth oldest university in Turkey. Ege University commonly ranks close to the top among research universities in Turkey. Ege university is among the 779th best universities in the world.

EGE UNIVERSITY

Boğaziçi University is a public university located on the European side of the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey. It has four faculties and two schools offering undergraduate degrees, and six institutes offering graduate degrees. Boğaziçi university is among the 837th best universities in the world.

BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY

Bilkent University, or Bilkent, is the first private university of Turkey, located in Ankara, with the fundamental aim of creating a center of excellence in higher education and research. The name "Bilkent" exemplifies this aim, since it is an acronym of "bilim kenti": Turkish for "city of science". Bilkent university is among the 842th best universities in the world.

BİLKENT UNIVERSITY

Gazi University  is a public university primarily located in Ankara, Turkey. It was established in 1926 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as Gazi Teacher Training Institute. Gazi University comprises 21 faculties, 4 schools, 11 vocational schools of higher education, 48 research centers and 7 graduate institutes. Gazi university is among the 852th best universities in the world.

GAZİ 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. DEU is the first university, which applied the problem-based learning method in Turkey, beginning in the School of Medicine in 1997. Dokuz Eylül university is among the 954th best universities in the world.

DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY

Prepared by;EZGİ GÖKÇE

FEHİME ŞEYMA COŞKUN