Universities and research institutes in Turkey
The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 252 universities and research institutes in Turkey.
Universities and research institutes train the workforce and produce the research a regional economy builds on. Their technology transfer offices license discoveries, spin out companies and partner with industry.
The largest concentrations are in Istanbul (68), Ankara (34) and Izmir (14).
Turkey scores 52.0 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 59 of 117 economies.
252 universities and research institutes
- Istanbul Health and Technology University
University or research institute · Istanbul · istun.edu.tr - Istanbul Kent University
University or research institute · Istanbul · kent.edu.tr - Istanbul Kültür University
University or research institute · Istanbul · iku.edu.tr - Istanbul Medeniyet University
University or research institute · Istanbul · medeniyet.edu.tr - Istanbul Medipol University
University or research institute · Istanbul · medipol.edu.tr - İstanbul Nişantaşı Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Istanbul · nisantasi.edu.tr - Istanbul Provincial Directorate of National Education
University or research institute · Istanbul · istanbul.meb.gov.tr - İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Istanbul · izu.edu.tr - Istanbul Şehir University
University or research institute · Istanbul · sehir.edu.tr - İstanbul Sisli Meslek Yüksekokulu
University or research institute · Şişli · sisli.edu.tr - Istanbul Technical University
University or research institute · Istanbul · itu.edu.tr - Istanbul Topkapi University
University or research institute · Istanbul · topkapi.edu.tr - Istanbul University
University or research institute · Istanbul · istanbul.edu.tr - Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa
University or research institute · Istanbul · iuc.edu.tr - Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University
University or research institute · Istanbul · yeniyuzyil.edu.tr - Istinye University
University or research institute · Istanbul · istinye.edu.tr - ITU Vodafone Future Lab
University or research institute · Dormant · Istanbul · icrg.itu.edu.tr - İzmir Demokrasi Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Izmir · idu.edu.tr - Izmir Institute of Technology
University or research institute · Izmir · iyte.edu.tr - Izmir Kâtip Çelebi University
University or research institute · Izmir · ikcu.edu.tr - İzmir Kavram Meslek Yüksekokulu
University or research institute · Izmir · kavram.edu.tr - İzmir Tınaztepe Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Izmir · tinaztepe.edu.tr - Izmir University
University or research institute · Izmir · izmir.edu.tr - İzmir University of Economics
University or research institute · Izmir · ieu.edu.tr - Jandarma ve Sahil Güvenlik Akademisi
University or research institute · Ankara · jsga.edu.tr - Kadir Has University
University or research institute · Istanbul · khas.edu.tr - Kafkas University
University or research institute · Kars · kafkas.edu.tr - Kahramanmaraş İstiklal Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Kahramanmaraş · istiklal.edu.tr - Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University
University or research institute · Kahramanmaraş · ksu.edu.tr - Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute
University or research institute · Istanbul · koeri.boun.edu.tr - Karabük University
University or research institute · Karabük · karabuk.edu.tr - Karadeniz Technical University
University or research institute · Trabzon · ktu.edu.tr - Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
University or research institute · Karaman · kmu.edu.tr - Kastamonu University
University or research institute · Kastamonu · kastamonu.edu.tr - Kayseri Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Kayseri · kayseri.edu.tr - Kilis 7 Aralık University
University or research institute · Kilis · kilis.edu.tr - Kıbrıs Sağlık ve Toplum Bilimleri Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Mersin · kstu.edu.tr - Kırıkkale University
University or research institute · Kırıkkale · kku.edu.tr - Kırklareli University
University or research institute · Kırklareli · klu.edu.tr - Koç University
University or research institute · Istanbul · ku.edu.tr - Kocaeli Sağlık ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Başiskele · kocaelisaglik.edu.tr - Kocaeli Üniversitesi
University or research institute · İzmit · kocaeli.edu.tr - Konya Food and Agriculture University
University or research institute · Konya · gidatarim.edu.tr - Konya Technical University
University or research institute · Karatay · ktun.edu.tr - KTO Karatay University
University or research institute · Konya · karatay.edu.tr - Kütahya Dumlupınar Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Kütahya · dpu.edu.tr - Kutahya Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
University or research institute · Kütahya · ksbu.edu.tr - Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Ankara · lokmanhekim.edu.tr - Malatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Battalgazi · ozal.edu.tr - Maltepe University
University or research institute · Istanbul · maltepe.edu.tr - Manisa Celal Bayar University
University or research institute · Manisa · mcbu.edu.tr - Mardin Artuklu University
University or research institute · Mardin · artuklu.edu.tr - Marmara University
University or research institute · Istanbul · marmara.edu.tr - MEF International School
University or research institute · Izmir · mefizmir.ekspressweb.com - MEF University
University or research institute · Istanbul · mef.edu.tr - Meliksah University
University or research institute · Kayseri · meliksah.edu.tr - Mersin Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Mersin · mersin.edu.tr - Mevlana University
University or research institute · Selçuklu · mevlana.edu.tr - Middle East Technical University
University or research institute · Ankara · metu.edu.tr - Milli Savunma Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Istanbul · msu.edu.tr - Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Istanbul · msgsu.edu.tr - Mudanya Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Mudanya · mudanya.edu.tr - Muğla University
University or research institute · Muğla · mu.edu.tr - Munzur University
University or research institute · Tunceli · munzur.edu.tr - Muş Alparslan University
University or research institute · Muş · alparslan.edu.tr - Mustafa Kemal University
University or research institute · Antakya · mku.edu.tr - Naval Academy
University or research institute · Istanbul · dho.edu.tr - Necmettin Erbakan University
University or research institute · Konya · erbakan.edu.tr - Netherlands Institute in Turkey
University or research institute · Istanbul · nit-istanbul.org - Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University
University or research institute · Nevşehir · nevsehir.edu.tr - Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Niğde · ohu.edu.tr - Nuclear Energy Research Institute
University or research institute · Ankara · nuken.tenmak.gov.tr - Nuh Naci Yazgan University
University or research institute · Kayseri · nny.edu.tr - Okan University
University or research institute · Istanbul · okan.edu.tr - Ondokuz Mayıs University
University or research institute · Samsun · omu.edu.tr - Ordu University
University or research institute · Ordu · odu.edu.tr - Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
University or research institute · Osmaniye · osmaniye.edu.tr - Ostim Technical University
University or research institute · Ankara · ostimteknik.edu.tr - Özyeğin University
University or research institute · Istanbul · ozyegin.edu.tr - Pamukkale University
University or research institute · Denizli · pau.edu.tr - Piri Reis University
University or research institute · Istanbul · pirireis.edu.tr - Police Academy
University or research institute · Ankara · pa.edu.tr - Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University
University or research institute · Rize · erdogan.edu.tr - Research Center for Built Environment and Design
University or research institute · Ankara · ytm.metu.edu.tr - Sabancı Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Istanbul · sabanciuniv.edu - Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Istanbul · uhs.edu.tr - Sakarya University
University or research institute · Adapazarı · sakarya.edu.tr - Sakarya Uygulamalı Bilimler Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Serdivan · subu.edu.tr - Samsun University
University or research institute · Samsun · samsun.edu.tr - Sanko University
University or research institute · Gaziantep · english.sanko.edu.tr - SBÜ Beyhekim Training and Research Hospital
University or research institute · Konya · konyabeyhekimeah.saglik.gov.tr - Selçuk University
University or research institute · Konya · selcuk.edu.tr - Şifa University
University or research institute · Izmir · sifa.edu.tr - Siirt Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Siirt · siirt.edu.tr - Sinop University
University or research institute · Sinop · sinop.edu.tr - Sivas Bilim ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Sivas · sivas.edu.tr - Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Sivas · cumhuriyet.edu.tr - Şırnak University
University or research institute · Şırnak · sirnak.edu.tr - Süleyman Demirel University
University or research institute · Isparta · w3.sdu.edu.tr - Süleyman Şah University
University or research institute · Istanbul · ssu.edu.tr - Şura Kent Politikaları ve Araştırmaları Merkezi
University or research institute · İzmit · surakocaeli.com - Tarsus University
University or research institute · Tarsus · tarsus.edu.tr - TC İstanbul Rumeli Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Istanbul · rumeli.edu.tr - TED University
University or research institute · Ankara · tedu.edu.tr - Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University
University or research institute · Tekirdağ · nku.edu.tr - TOBB University of Economics and Technology
University or research institute · Ankara · etu.edu.tr - Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi
University or research institute · Tokat Province · gop.edu.tr - Toros University
University or research institute · Mersin · toros.edu.tr - Trabzon University
University or research institute · Trabzon · trabzon.edu.tr - Trakya University
University or research institute · Edirne · trakya.edu.tr - Tübitak National Metrology Institute
University or research institute · Gebze · ume.tubitak.gov.tr - TÜBİTAK National Observatory
University or research institute · Kumluca · tug.tubitak.gov.tr - Turgut Özal University
University or research institute · Ankara · turgutozal.edu.tr - Türkisch-Deutsche Universität
University or research institute · Istanbul · tau.edu.tr - Turkish Academic Network and Information Center
University or research institute · Ankara · ulakbim.tubitak.gov.tr - Turkish Air Force Academy
University or research institute · Istanbul · hho.edu.tr - Turkish Military Academy
University or research institute · Ankara · kho.edu.tr - Ufuk University
University or research institute · Ankara · ufuk.edu.tr - University of Turkish Aeronautical Association
University or research institute · Ankara · thk.edu.tr - Usak University
University or research institute · Uşak · usak.edu.tr
Cities
- Universities and research institutes in Istanbul 68
- Universities and research institutes in Ankara 34
- Universities and research institutes in Izmir 14
- Universities and research institutes in Gaziantep 5
- Universities and research institutes in Kayseri 5
- Universities and research institutes in Konya 5
- Universities and research institutes in Bursa 4
- Universities and research institutes in Eskişehir 4
- Universities and research institutes in Mersin 4
- Universities and research institutes in Antalya 3
- Universities and research institutes in Samsun 3
- Universities and research institutes in Trabzon 3