100 Best Art & Design schools in Turkey

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Turkey ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 638K citations received by 64.3K academic papers made by 137 universities in Turkey 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.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art & Design

#77 in Asia

#502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 14,928
Founded: 1956

2. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art & Design

#110 in Asia

#651 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

3. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#118 in Asia

#696 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

4. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art & Design

#121 in Asia

#704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

5. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art & Design

#166 in Asia

#872 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

6. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art & Design

#174 in Asia

#903 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

7. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#178 in Asia

#918 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

8. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#179 in Asia

#920 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

9. Ege University

For Art & Design

#196 in Asia

#962 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

10. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#234 in Asia

#1055 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

11. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Art & Design

#236 in Asia

#1064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 4,678
Founded: 1982

12. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#246 in Asia

#1099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

13. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Art & Design

#253 in Asia

#1123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,086
Founded: 1957

14. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Art & Design

#287 in Asia

#1242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 7,115
Founded: 1955

15. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Art & Design

#288 in Asia

#1243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 9,817
Founded: 1975

16. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#290 in Asia

#1246 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

17. Dokuz Eylul University

For Art & Design

#296 in Asia

#1257 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

18. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Art & Design

#329 in Asia

#1340 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

19. Cukurova University

For Art & Design

#336 in Asia

#1354 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

20. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Art & Design

#365 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Founded: 1992

21. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Art & Design

#371 in Asia

#1425 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

22. Uludag University

For Art & Design

#375 in Asia

#1433 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

23. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#395 in Asia

#1480 in the World

Founded: 1996

24. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Art & Design

#404 in Asia

#1509 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

25. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Art & Design

#416 in Asia

#1533 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

26. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Art & Design

#433 in Asia

#1590 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

27. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Art & Design

#491 in Asia

#1731 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

28. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#494 in Asia

#1740 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

29. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Art & Design

#507 in Asia

#1777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

30. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Art & Design

#527 in Asia

#1834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

31. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Art & Design

#543 in Asia

#1883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

32. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Art & Design

#560 in Asia

#1925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

33. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art & Design

#578 in Asia

#1961 in the World

Founded: 1994

34. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Art & Design

#599 in Asia

#2026 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

35. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Art & Design

#622 in Asia

#2068 in the World

Founded: 1992

36. Istanbul Bilgi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#649 in Asia

#2130 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

37. Mugla University

For Art & Design

#666 in Asia

#2169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

38. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Art & Design

#672 in Asia

#2179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 41,647
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1992

39. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Art & Design

#681 in Asia

#2205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

40. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Art & Design

#685 in Asia

#2209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

41. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Art & Design

#720 in Asia

#2273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 25,655
Founded: 1982

42. Izmir University of Economics

For Art & Design

#722 in Asia

#2277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,322
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 2001

43. Gebze University of Technology

For Art & Design

#727 in Asia

#2288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

44. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art & Design

#728 in Asia

#2294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1997

45. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Art & Design

#752 in Asia

#2335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 4,739
Founded: 1982

46. Duzce University

For Art & Design

#767 in Asia

#2371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

47. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Art & Design

#773 in Asia

#2382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

48. Cumhuriyet University

For Art & Design

#785 in Asia

#2405 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

49. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Art & Design

#786 in Asia

#2410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 1,153
Founded: 1975

50. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Art & Design

#800 in Asia

#2430 in the World

Enrollment: 32,820
Male:Female: 52:48
Founded: 1992

51. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Art & Design

#826 in Asia

#2481 in the World

Founded: 1992

52. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art & Design

#831 in Asia

#2495 in the World

Founded: 1997

53. Adnan Menderes University

For Art & Design

#832 in Asia

#2496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

54. Yasar University

For Art & Design

#837 in Asia

#2504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,423
Founded: 2001

55. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Art & Design

#838 in Asia

#2505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

56. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Art & Design

#841 in Asia

#2512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1992

57. Usak University

For Art & Design

#845 in Asia

#2524 in the World

Founded: 2006

58. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Art & Design

#851 in Asia

#2533 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

59. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Art & Design

#859 in Asia

#2549 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

60. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Art & Design

#862 in Asia

#2554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

61. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Art & Design

#868 in Asia

#2569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

62. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#881 in Asia

#2593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

63. Cag University

Turkey | Mersin

For Art & Design

#884 in Asia

#2597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

64. Kadir Has University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#891 in Asia

#2618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

65. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Art & Design

#934 in Asia

#2703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

66. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Art & Design

#941 in Asia

#2717 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

67. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Art & Design

#987 in Asia

#2820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

68. Harran University

For Art & Design

#1031 in Asia

#2901 in the World

Founded: 1992

69. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#1056 in Asia

#2943 in the World

Founded: 1997

70. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Art & Design

#1059 in Asia

#2954 in the World

Founded: 2006

71. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Art & Design

#1092 in Asia

#3015 in the World

Founded: 2006

72. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#1097 in Asia

#3030 in the World

Founded: 2010

73. Galatasaray University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#1112 in Asia

#3056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

74. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Art & Design

#1133 in Asia

#3098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

75. Dogus University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#1136 in Asia

#3105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

76. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#1143 in Asia

#3116 in the World

Founded: 2009

77. Istanbul Kultur University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#1145 in Asia

#3121 in the World

Founded: 1997

78. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Art & Design

#1163 in Asia

#3163 in the World

Founded: 2008

79. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#1169 in Asia

#3180 in the World

Founded: 2007

80. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Art & Design

#1183 in Asia

#3202 in the World

Enrollment: 30,513
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 2006

81. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#1189 in Asia

#3222 in the World

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

82. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Art & Design

#1202 in Asia

#3249 in the World

Founded: 2006

83. Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

Turkey | Osmaniye

For Art & Design

#1214 in Asia

#3279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

84. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Art & Design

#1289 in Asia

#3440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

85. Mus Alparslan University

For Art & Design

#1322 in Asia

#3518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

86. Isik University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#1336 in Asia

#3555 in the World

Founded: 1996

87. Gumushane University

Turkey | Gumushane

For Art & Design

#1345 in Asia

#3578 in the World

Founded: 2008

88. Bingol University

Turkey | Bingol

For Art & Design

#1368 in Asia

#3633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

89. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Art & Design

#1381 in Asia

#3659 in the World

Founded: 2006

90. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Art & Design

#1390 in Asia

#3679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

91. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Art & Design

#1394 in Asia

#3684 in the World

Founded: 2006

92. University of Yalova

Turkey | Yalova

For Art & Design

#1403 in Asia

#3712 in the World

Founded: 2008

93. Ordu University

For Art & Design

#1409 in Asia

#3727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

94. Abdullah Gul University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Art & Design

#1414 in Asia

#3736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 2,511
Founded: 2010

95. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Art & Design

#1418 in Asia

#3742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

96. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Art & Design

#1423 in Asia

#3752 in the World

Founded: 2007

97. Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

For Art & Design

#1442 in Asia

#3798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2007

98. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Art & Design

#1454 in Asia

#3818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

99. Beykent University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Art & Design

#1467 in Asia

#3849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

100. Kafkas University

For Art & Design

#1472 in Asia

#3860 in the World

Founded: 1992

The best cities to study Art & Design in Turkey based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, and Eskisehir.