100 Best universities for Education Majors 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 Education Majors. A graph of 228K citations received by 35.3K academic papers made by 109 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.

1. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#29 in Asia

#299 in the World

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

2. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#45 in Asia

#402 in the World

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

3. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#58 in Asia

#459 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

4. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Education Majors

#68 in Asia

#508 in the World

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

5. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Education Majors

#113 in Asia

#704 in the World

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

6. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#115 in Asia

#709 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

7. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#122 in Asia

#746 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

8. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#123 in Asia

#750 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

9. Dokuz Eylul University

For Education Majors

#136 in Asia

#808 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

10. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#145 in Asia

#839 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

11. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Education Majors

#147 in Asia

#846 in the World

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

12. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Education Majors

#163 in Asia

#915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

13. Cukurova University

For Education Majors

#164 in Asia

#916 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

14. Uludag University

For Education Majors

#170 in Asia

#927 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

15. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Education Majors

#189 in Asia

#997 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

16. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Education Majors

#197 in Asia

#1021 in the World

Founded: 1992

17. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#208 in Asia

#1076 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

18. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Education Majors

#221 in Asia

#1108 in the World

Founded: 1992

19. Mugla University

For Education Majors

#224 in Asia

#1118 in the World

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

20. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Education Majors

#226 in Asia

#1122 in the World

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

21. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Education Majors

#228 in Asia

#1128 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

22. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Education Majors

#233 in Asia

#1139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

23. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Education Majors

#236 in Asia

#1158 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

24. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#237 in Asia

#1159 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

25. Usak University

For Education Majors

#239 in Asia

#1167 in the World

Founded: 2006

26. Ege University

For Education Majors

#248 in Asia

#1185 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

27. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Education Majors

#249 in Asia

#1189 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

28. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Education Majors

#256 in Asia

#1211 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

29. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Education Majors

#275 in Asia

#1276 in the World

Founded: 2008

30. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Education Majors

#281 in Asia

#1302 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

31. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Education Majors

#290 in Asia

#1325 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

32. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Education Majors

#294 in Asia

#1332 in the World

Founded: 1992

33. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Education Majors

#310 in Asia

#1385 in the World

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

34. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#312 in Asia

#1394 in the World

Founded: 1994

35. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Education Majors

#315 in Asia

#1405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

36. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Education Majors

#316 in Asia

#1406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

37. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#340 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

38. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#342 in Asia

#1491 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

39. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Education Majors

#344 in Asia

#1499 in the World

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

40. Amasya University

Turkey | Amasya

For Education Majors

#352 in Asia

#1519 in the World

Founded: 2006

41. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Education Majors

#355 in Asia

#1528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

42. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Education Majors

#362 in Asia

#1539 in the World

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

43. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Education Majors

#364 in Asia

#1544 in the World

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

44. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#368 in Asia

#1550 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

45. Adnan Menderes University

For Education Majors

#383 in Asia

#1589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

46. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Education Majors

#389 in Asia

#1604 in the World

Founded: 2006

47. Cumhuriyet University

For Education Majors

#390 in Asia

#1605 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

48. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Education Majors

#393 in Asia

#1619 in the World

Founded: 2006

49. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Education Majors

#414 in Asia

#1667 in the World

Founded: 2006

50. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#416 in Asia

#1671 in the World

Founded: 1996

51. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Education Majors

#418 in Asia

#1676 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

52. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Education Majors

#426 in Asia

#1697 in the World

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

53. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Education Majors

#458 in Asia

#1766 in the World

Founded: 2006

54. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Education Majors

#463 in Asia

#1775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

55. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Education Majors

#467 in Asia

#1795 in the World

Founded: 2006

56. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Education Majors

#468 in Asia

#1800 in the World

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

57. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Education Majors

#490 in Asia

#1857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

58. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Education Majors

#528 in Asia

#1951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

59. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#530 in Asia

#1954 in the World

Founded: 2007

60. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#572 in Asia

#2054 in the World

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

61. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Education Majors

#588 in Asia

#2094 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

62. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Education Majors

#596 in Asia

#2119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

63. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Education Majors

#606 in Asia

#2141 in the World

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

64. Duzce University

For Education Majors

#627 in Asia

#2181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

65. Harran University

For Education Majors

#636 in Asia

#2202 in the World

Founded: 1992

66. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Education Majors

#653 in Asia

#2231 in the World

Founded: 2006

67. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Education Majors

#657 in Asia

#2237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

68. Izmir University of Economics

For Education Majors

#659 in Asia

#2241 in the World

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

69. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Education Majors

#661 in Asia

#2248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

70. Gebze University of Technology

For Education Majors

#666 in Asia

#2253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

71. Mus Alparslan University

For Education Majors

#686 in Asia

#2304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

72. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Education Majors

#703 in Asia

#2345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

73. Kafkas University

For Education Majors

#743 in Asia

#2429 in the World

Founded: 1992

74. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Education Majors

#770 in Asia

#2474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

75. Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

For Education Majors

#776 in Asia

#2488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2007

76. Artvin Coruh University

Turkey | Artvin

For Education Majors

#779 in Asia

#2500 in the World

Founded: 2007

77. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#822 in Asia

#2597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

78. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#835 in Asia

#2625 in the World

Founded: 2009

79. Sinop University

For Education Majors

#836 in Asia

#2627 in the World

Founded: 2007

80. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Education Majors

#840 in Asia

#2635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

81. Bayburt University

Turkey | Bayburt

For Education Majors

#851 in Asia

#2657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2008

82. Ordu University

For Education Majors

#854 in Asia

#2662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

83. Istanbul Kultur University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#978 in Asia

#2961 in the World

Founded: 1997

84. Siirt University

For Education Majors

#1008 in Asia

#3037 in the World

Founded: 2007

85. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#1032 in Asia

#3101 in the World

Founded: 1997

86. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#1068 in Asia

#3173 in the World

Founded: 1997

87. Social Sciences University of Ankara

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#1077 in Asia

#3209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2013

88. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#1079 in Asia

#3212 in the World

Founded: 2010

89. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Education Majors

#1087 in Asia

#3226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

90. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Education Majors

#1117 in Asia

#3285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

91. Kirklareli University

Turkey | Kirklareli

For Education Majors

#1121 in Asia

#3289 in the World

Founded: 2007

92. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Education Majors

#1125 in Asia

#3295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

93. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#1165 in Asia

#3393 in the World

Founded: 2010

94. Istanbul Bilgi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#1186 in Asia

#3439 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

95. Okan University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#1197 in Asia

#3465 in the World

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

96. Eurasian University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Education Majors

#1241 in Asia

#3541 in the World

Enrollment: 1,095
Founded: 2010

97. Adana Science and Technology University

For Education Majors

#1281 in Asia

#3639 in the World

Founded: 2011

98. Istanbul Commerce University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Education Majors

#1325 in Asia

#3732 in the World

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

99. Mardin Artuklu University

Turkey | Mardin

For Education Majors

#1341 in Asia

#3764 in the World

Founded: 2007

100. Hitit University

For Education Majors

#1353 in Asia

#3785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

The best cities to study Education Majors in Turkey based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ankara, Eskisehir, Erzurum, and Istanbul.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Turkey

Anthropology111

Broadcast Journalism8

Classics and Ancient History66

Communications and Public Relations79

Criminology and Criminal Justice4

Early Childhood Education38

Forensic Science13

Gender Studies40

Human Rights Law9

Intellectual Property and Patent Law1

International Law10

International Relations and Diplomacy26

Journalism and Digital Media24

Library and Information science53

Media Studies15

Military science5

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution7

Occupational Safety and Health20

Political Economy17

Political Science140

Public Policy / Administration12

Radio and Television broadcasting14

Special Education16

Sports / Exercise science20

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies124

Urban and Regional planning12