Government Universities in Turkey
Browse 40+ accredited state universities across Turkey
40 universities found
Istanbul University
Istanbul University is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Turkey, founded in 1453. It offers world-class education across 17 faculties with over 100,000 students.
Middle East Technical University
METU is Turkey's premier science and technology university, consistently ranked among the top universities globally. Known for exceptional engineering and science programs.
Boğaziçi University
Boğaziçi University is renowned for its English-medium instruction and beautiful Bosphorus campus. One of Turkey's most selective and prestigious institutions.
Istanbul Technical University
ITU is one of the world's oldest technical universities, established in 1773. It excels in engineering, architecture, and science with cutting-edge research facilities.
Hacettepe University
Hacettepe University is one of Turkey's top research universities, especially renowned for its medical school and health sciences programs.
Ankara University
Ankara University is Turkey's oldest state university in the capital. It offers a wide range of programs across 14 faculties and is known for its strong legal and political science departments.
İzmir Institute of Technology
İzmir Institute of Technology (IYTE) focuses on science and engineering education. Located in the beautiful Aegean city of Izmir, it offers excellent research opportunities.
Gebze Technical University
Gebze Technical University is a specialized engineering and science university near Istanbul, offering affordable quality education with strong industry connections.
Ege University
Ege University is one of Turkey's leading universities located in the beautiful coastal city of Izmir. Known for medicine, agriculture, and science faculties.
Bursa Uludağ University
Bursa Uludağ University is a large comprehensive university in the historic city of Bursa, offering diverse programs at affordable costs.
Manisa Celal Bayar University
Manisa Celal Bayar University was established in 1992 in the Aegean city of Manisa, offering a range of programs in medicine, engineering and agriculture.
Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University
Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University was founded in 1992 in Kahramanmaraş, southeastern Turkey, with strong agriculture, engineering and forestry programs.
Afyon Kocatepe University
Afyon Kocatepe University was established in 1992 in Afyonkarahisar, offering a broad range of programs including medicine, veterinary science and engineering.
Balıkesir University
Balıkesir University was founded in 1992 in the western city of Balıkesir, offering programs across engineering, medicine, tourism and marine sciences.
Marmara University
Marmara University is one of Turkey's largest and oldest state universities, tracing its roots to 1883 and based in Istanbul. It comprises over a dozen faculties spanning medicine, law, business, communication and engineering, and is particularly renowned for its business and communication faculties.
Yıldız Technical University
Yıldız Technical University (YTU) is a leading state technical university in Istanbul with roots dating back to 1911, gaining full university status in 1992. It specializes in engineering, architecture and applied sciences, with a historic campus on the Bosphorus.
Gazi University
Gazi University was founded in 1926 in Ankara as a teacher training institute and has grown into one of Turkey's largest state universities, with strong programs in education, engineering, medicine and technology.
Dokuz Eylül University
Dokuz Eylül University was established in 1982 in Izmir and is one of the largest state universities on Turkey's Aegean coast, known for its medical, engineering and business faculties across multiple campuses.
Selçuk University
Selçuk University, founded in 1975 in Konya, is one of Turkey's largest state universities with a broad range of faculties spanning medicine, agriculture, engineering and the arts.
Erciyes University
Erciyes University was founded in 1978 in Kayseri and has grown into a major research university in central Anatolia, with particular strength in medicine and engineering.
Akdeniz University
Akdeniz University was established in 1982 in the Mediterranean city of Antalya, known for its medical school, agriculture and tourism faculties, and a scenic seaside campus.
Karadeniz Technical University
Karadeniz Technical University (KTU) was founded in 1955 in Trabzon and is the leading technical university on Turkey's Black Sea coast, specializing in engineering, forestry and marine sciences.
Atatürk University
Atatürk University was established in 1957 in Erzurum as one of the first state universities in eastern Turkey, offering a comprehensive range of programs including medicine, agriculture and engineering.
Anadolu University
Anadolu University traces its origins to 1958 in Eskişehir and is renowned for running one of the world's largest distance-education systems alongside strong on-campus programs in business, communication and fine arts.
Süleyman Demirel University
Süleyman Demirel University was established in 1992 in Isparta and has grown into a comprehensive state university known for its medical school and agricultural sciences programs.
Ondokuz Mayıs University
Ondokuz Mayıs University was founded in 1975 in the Black Sea city of Samsun and offers a wide range of programs across medicine, engineering, agriculture and the humanities.
Dicle University
Dicle University was established in 1974 in Diyarbakır and serves as a major state university for southeastern Turkey, with a comprehensive medical school and engineering faculties.
Fırat University
Fırat University was founded in 1975 in Elazığ and is one of eastern Turkey's leading state universities, with well-regarded medicine, veterinary medicine and engineering faculties.
Gaziantep University
Gaziantep University gained independent university status in 1987 in the southeastern city of Gaziantep, offering strong engineering, medicine and business programs.
Kocaeli University
Kocaeli University was established in 1992 in the industrial city of İzmit (Kocaeli), offering strong engineering and technology programs close to Istanbul.
Sakarya University
Sakarya University gained full university status in 1992, building on an engineering academy dating to the 1970s, and is known today for its engineering, computer science and business programs.
Pamukkale University
Pamukkale University was founded in 1992 in Denizli, near the famous Pamukkale travertines, and offers a broad range of programs in medicine, engineering and education.
Mersin University
Mersin University was established in 1992 in the Mediterranean port city of Mersin, offering programs across engineering, business, fisheries and tourism.
Eskişehir Osmangazi University
Eskişehir Osmangazi University was founded in 1993, separating from Anadolu University, and today runs strong medical, engineering and agricultural programs in Eskişehir.
Necmettin Erbakan University
Necmettin Erbakan University was established in 2010 in Konya, formed from faculties separated from Selçuk University, with a focus on medicine, education and Islamic sciences.
Van Yüzüncü Yıl University
Van Yüzüncü Yıl University was established in 1982 in the eastern city of Van, on the shores of Lake Van, offering programs in medicine, veterinary science, agriculture and engineering.
Sivas Cumhuriyet University
Sivas Cumhuriyet University was founded in 1974 in the central Anatolian city of Sivas, with well-regarded medical and engineering faculties.
Trakya University
Trakya University was established in 1982 in the historic city of Edirne near Turkey's borders with Greece and Bulgaria, offering programs in medicine, engineering, agriculture and fine arts.
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University was founded in 1992 in the coastal province of Muğla, offering programs in tourism, marine sciences, engineering and education.
Çukurova University
Çukurova University, founded in 1973 in Adana, is a leading state university in southern Turkey with strong agriculture, medicine and engineering programs.