First in this of the best universities in Turkey is Middle East Technical University (METU). It was founded in 1956 and specializes in natural and social sciences. Architecture was the university's first academic program, and it today provides 43 undergraduate, 107 postgraduate, and 69 Ph.D. programs to about 30,000 students.

METU is divided into five faculties: Architecture, Engineering, Administrative Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Education, and Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Informatics, Applied Mathematics, and Marine Sciences.

METU began in two tiny buildings and subsequently expanded in size. It moved to its current location in Ankara in 1963, becoming the country's first university campus. METU is now a globally focused institution, with more income from international research projects than any other Turkish university, and partnerships with important worldwide organizations such as NASA, NATO, the United Nations, the World Bank, and Erasmus.

All degree programs at METU are taught in English, and the university is home to over 1,700 international students from nearly 100 countries. It established the first international campus of a Turkish university in Northern Cyprus in 2003.

METU's main campus in Ankara is set on 11,000 acres of ground that has been created to look like a forest, replete with a lake – Lake Eymir – that serves as a focal point for students' recreational activities. META's Graduate School of Marine Sciences is located on its Erdemli campus, which is located on the Mediterranean coast.

METU also has Turkey's first science and research development park. The park, known as METU Technopolis and located on the university's main campus, aspires to serve as a hub for high-tech start-ups.

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World rank: 573

Location: Ankara, Turkey

Website: https://www.metu.edu.tr/

Boğaziçi University (or Bosphorus University) was founded in 1863 as Robert College and was the first American university to be established outside of the United States. After meeting during the Crimean War, its founders, wealthy benefactor Christopher Robert and missionary Cyrus Hamlin, formed a partnership, and less than a decade later, the institution opened its doors to students for the first time, with Dr. Hamlin as president.

Boğaziçi University was handed over to the Republic of Turkey in 1971 and adopted its current name, which is derived from the university's location overlooking the Bosphorus river in Istanbul. Six university campuses exist, most of which are on the European side of the Bosphorus.

The South Campus is home to some of the university's oldest structures as well as a number of faculties. North Campus, Hisar Campus, and Uçaksavar Campus are all near to South Campus and house some of the university's latest facilities and departments. The Kandilli Observatory is located on the Kandilli Campus on the other side of the river, while the newest campus, Saritepe Campus, is located near Kilyos on the Black Sea coast, approximately 34 kilometers from Istanbul.

Today, Boğaziçi University has six undergraduate faculties and six graduate institutes, which are organized into numerous departments. It has a variety of athletic facilities, and the annual Fall Games Tournament and Interfaculty Tournament are major events on the university calendar. Along with clubs and organizations for a variety of hobbies and interests, the institution organizes monthly classical music performances in Boğaziçi University's Albert Long Hall, bringing world-renowned performers to perform.

Former Prime Ministers Tansu Çiller and Ahmet Davutoğlu, the chairman of Turkey's largest food producer Murat Ülker, and ocean rowing world record holder Erden Eruç are among the notable alumni.

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World rank: 637
Location: İstanbul, Turkey
Website: http://www.boun.edu.tr/en_US

Hacettepe University, founded in 1967, is a public university in Ankara, Turkey's capital city. It is regarded as one of the best medical schools in Turkey.

The university is divided into 14 faculties, which include Communication, Dentistry, Economics and Administrative Science, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Law, Letters, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Science, and Sport Science.

The university estate also includes 14 graduate schools and institutes, two applied schools, one conservatory, five vocational schools, and 104 research and application centers. Hacettepe has two main campuses, one in Ankara's old town, which includes the Medical Centre, and the other in the city's Beytepe region, which encompasses over 1,000 acres of woods. There are also campuses at Beşevler, Polatl, and Sincan.

Almost 50,000 students are enrolled at the university, which is staffed by 3,600 academics. Hacettepe University provides approximately 150 undergraduate degree programs and over 200 postgraduate programs.

Respect, aesthetics, involvement, and foresight are encouraged among students and faculty, as well as a willingness to pave the road for change and development.

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World rank: 650
Location: Ankara, Turkey
Website: https://www.hacettepe.edu.tr/english/

Ankara University, established in 1946, was the first institute of higher education in the modern Turkish Republic. With almost 60,000 students, it is a public university with a diverse academic portfolio that includes courses in social, medical, natural, and applied sciences, as well as arts and sports. It also provides programs at the associate, undergraduate, master's, and doctorate levels. There are also distance and continuing education courses available.

Ankara University is located near the center of Ankara, Turkey's capital and the country's second-largest city after Istanbul. Within the city, it is divided into 14 faculties, nine graduate schools, and other research institutes. The campus itself provides academic and recreational amenities, as well as housing for undergraduate students. There is a sports center, a swimming pool, and a gymnasium, as well as several student groups.

Ankara has been a participant in the Erasmus program since 2004, and it has a plethora of relationships. IAU, EUA, and UNICA are also members.

Its alumni include Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Abdullatif Sener, Istanbul Mayor Muammer Guler, and former Turkish Stock Exchange CEO Osman Birsen.

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World rank: 652
Location: Ankara, Turkey
Website: https://www.ankara.edu.tr/en/

Istanbul University was founded as a new university in the Turkish city in 2018 after splitting from Istanbul University, however, its roots date back to 1453. The university today has eight campuses in Istanbul: Acvilar, Cerrahpasa, Bahcekoy, Bakirkoy, Buyukcekmece, Sultangazi, Sisli, and Haseki. The institution provides 44 undergraduate degrees, 121 master's programs, and 111 doctoral degrees in a variety of fields.

Istanbul University comprises 12 faculties, six institutes, and five vocational colleges that offer undergraduate, master's, associate's, and doctoral degrees in fields such as medicine, engineering, forestry, veterinary medicine, and education. The colleges of economics, business administration, and pharmacy are all in the process of being established.

At the university, six institutes offer specialized programs in forensic sciences and legal medicine, neuronopathy and tuberculosis, cardiology, neurosciences, graduate studies, and nanotechnology and biotechnology.

On its campuses, Istanbul University has a variety of sporting facilities, including equestrian training schools, swimming pools, and basketball and volleyball courts. Outside of the classroom, students can participate in a total of 95 student groups, including horseback riding, archery, basketball, football, and squash. Performing arts, music, conservation, design, computer, and international trade clubs are examples of non-sporting student clubs.

Through their Erasmus, Mevlana, and Farabi exchange programs, the institution provides several international possibilities for students to live and study abroad.

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World rank: 673
Location: İstanbul, Turkey
Website: https://www.istanbul.edu.tr/en/

Sultan Musafa III established Istanbul Technical University (ITU) in 1773 as the Imperial School of Naval Engineering, making it the world's third oldest technical university. Its roles have expanded throughout time, from training military personnel to architects in the nineteenth century and civil engineers in the twentieth. Today, engineering is its core focus, although it is also noted for its social sciences and history.

ITU has 13 faculties that provide almost 40 postgraduate and doctoral programs, including Aeronautics and Astronautics, Mechanical Engineering, and Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering. There are also a number of research institutes, such as the Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, and Genetics Research Center and the Center for Satellite Communications and Remote Sensing, as well as more than 350 research laboratories.

More than 20 of ITU's engineering programs are ABET Accredited, and the university provides numerous possibilities for students to study abroad. Its worldwide graduate exchange programs allow students to acquire dual diplomas at American partner universities, and there are several double major programs available, as well as over 900 foreign collaborations and a considerable number of programs available through Erasmus.

ITU places a high emphasis on research and development, and its ITU Seed program promotes its students' entrepreneurial endeavors. Turkey's first communication satellite, its first hydrogen-powered boat, and its first driverless car were all built at ITU. The ITU was also responsible for the first television broadcast in Turkey.

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World rank: 682
Location: İstanbul, Turkey
Website: https://www.itu.edu.tr/en

Ege University was the first university in Izmir, Turkey's third-largest city and a historic settlement known as Smyrna for much of its history. The university was established in 1955. By 1982, it had expanded to the point that, as is customary in the Turkish educational system, the government chose to split it in two, establishing Dokuz Eylul University.

The divide reduced Ege University from 17 to 7 faculties, however, it has since grown back to about the same size, with the construction of the Birgivi Faculty of Islamic Studies in 2018 bringing it back to 17 faculties.

The university's goal is to be "the first choice of those who wish to carry the pride and distinction of being Aegean, those who wish to combine the knowledge that modern ages require in life and become open individuals who are open to all social, cultural, and scientific innovation," as it describes itself as "a pioneering representative of the Fourth Generation University concept."

Its 370-hectare Borsova site has been dubbed "a campus city of 80,000 people," and it also has satellite campuses in Cesme, Bayinder, Bergama, Odemis, Tire, and Urla.

Ege University frequently emphasizes its teaching and research in medicine and related fields. The nursing faculty was the first in Turkey, and it was also the first to admit males.

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World rank: 839
Location: İzmir, Turkey
Website: https://ege.edu.tr/

Gazi University, located in Ankara, Turkey's capital, was founded in 1926 as a teacher training college. It wasn't until 1982 that it merged with the Bolu Academy of Engineering and Architecture, Ankara Academy of Economics and Commercial Sciences, Ankara College of Technical Careers, Ankara Girls' College of Technical Careers, and Ankara State Academy of Engineering and Architecture to form the large university that it is today.

Gazi University today has 21 faculties, 4 schools, 52 research centers, and 7 graduate institutes. Gazi University has campuses in Ankara, including Ankara; Beşevler, Emek, Maltepe, Gölbaşı, Çubuk, Ostim and Polatlı. Because all campuses are located within the city, it is a popular destination for students. There is lots of housing, as well as shopping, sports contests, theatrical shows, and festivals.

There is a Technopark on the Gölbaşı campus, which was founded in 2007 and is noted for offering high-quality and cost-effective services to Turkish technological enterprises. Gazi University's library contains 150,000 volumes, 62,000 bound magazines, and 10,000 theses, which are mostly available in Turkish, English, and German.

The Beşevler campus has extensive sporting facilities, including the Olympic pool, which is available to students. Furthermore, every year, Gazi University hosts a four-day free summer festival for students, featuring a variety of popular singers, ensembles, and activities.

Notable graduates include Bülent Bezdüd, a Grammy Award-winning artist, Mehmet Zafer Çağlayan, a Trade and Industry Minister, and Özdemir İnce, a poet, writer, and member of the European Poetry Academy.

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World rank: 844
Location: Ankara, Turkey
Website: https://gazi.edu.tr/

Ankara University's Faculty of Agriculture (founded in 1969) and Ataturk University's Faculty of Medicine (founded in 1972) united in 1973 to form Çukurova University, which is located in Adana, Turkey.

Balcali, the main campus of Çukurova University, is located on the eastern side of Seyhan Lake and covers an area of 20km2. Its name is a reference to the settlement that originally stood on the college grounds. It has administrative and educational buildings, research labs in several divisions of the hospital complex, a central library, canteen, sports facilities, teacher housing and dormitories, and a capacity of 3,500 people.

Seven faculties are offering 80 undergraduate programs: the faculty of education, the faculty of arts and sciences, the faculty of economics and administrative sciences, the faculty of theology, the faculty of fine arts, the faculty of engineering and architecture, and the faculty of agriculture, as well as three graduate schools, three colleges, and seven vocational colleges.

Çukurova University also features a state conservatory and a Foreign Languages Research and Application Centre (YADIM), where undergraduate and postgraduate students can learn English.

CUASK, a club with four thoroughbred stallions used for training and free trail rides throughout the campus, offers horseback riding lessons to Çukurova University students.

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World rank: 913
Location: Adana, Turkey
Website: https://www.cu.edu.tr/

Bilkent University is a private, non-profit university in Ankara, Turkey. It was established in October 1984 and began accepting students in 1986. The name "Bilkent" is an abbreviation for "bilim kenti," which translates to "city of learning and science" in Turkish.

Bilkent University is situated across three campuses around 12 kilometers from the city center. Among the nine faculties are business administration, education, engineering, humanities and letters, law, and science. All courses are taught in English. There are 29 undergraduate majors and 59 graduate programs available at the university. Faculty members come from more than 40 different nations.

Students can participate in a variety of sports clubs within the Bilkent University, with instruction provided by university staff. The Bilkent Goats (ultimate frisbee) and Bilkent Judges are the most well-known sports teams (football).

There are about 100 student clubs on campus that organize regular activities, such as the underwater sports society, the international relations club, the Quidditch club, the Chess society, and the modern dance society, to name a few. Students can attend lectures, art exhibitions, and presentations that are offered on a regular basis throughout the year.

The Student Union is the primary organizer of the university's annual summer ball, Mayfest. Throughout the week, there will be a variety of activities as well as concerts by Turkish pop and rock musicians.

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World rank: 940
Location: Ankara, Turkey
Website: https://w3.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/