13 Turkish Universities Ranked Among the World's Top 1,000

🎓 13 Turkish Universities Ranked Among the World's Top 1,000

A total of 13 universities from Türkiye have been included in the world's top 1,000 higher education institutions in the latest 2025–2026 University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP). The ranking evaluates the academic performance of the world's top 3,000 universities.

The results were published by the University Ranking by Academic Performance Research Laboratory at the Informatics Institute of the Middle East Technical University.

✅ Hacettepe University became the highest-ranked university in Türkiye, placing 585th in the world.

🏆 Top Turkish Universities in the Ranking

The following Turkish universities were included among the world's top 1,000 institutions:

• Hacettepe University – 585th
• Istanbul Technical University – 710th
• Ankara University – 748th
• Gazi University – 824th
• Koç University – 832nd
• Istanbul University – 890th
• Ege University – 891st
• Atatürk University – 894th
• Middle East Technical University – 936th
• University of Health Sciences – 958th
• Near East University – 971st
• Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa – 977th
• Yıldız Technical University – 981st

ℹ️ Overall, 128 universities from Türkiye were included among the world's top 3,000 higher education institutions.

📊 How the Ranking Is Calculated

URAP is one of the internationally recognized university ranking systems and evaluates institutions using six academic indicators.

The assessment includes:

• Number of academic publications.
• Number of citations.
• Total scientific documents.
• Publication impact.
• Citation impact.
• International research collaboration.

🌍 Global Top 10 Universities

Harvard University retained first place in the global ranking. The top five universities are:

1. Harvard University
2. Zhejiang University
3. Shanghai Jiao Tong University
4. Tsinghua University
5. University College London

The remainder of the global top 10 includes:

• University of Toronto
• University of Oxford
• Peking University
• Stanford University
• Sun Yat-sen University

China had five universities in the global top 10, while the United States and the United Kingdom each had two institutions. Canada was represented by one university.

📚 Growing Presence of Turkish Universities

The latest URAP results highlight the growing international visibility of Turkish higher education. With 128 universities appearing among the world's top 3,000 institutions and 13 entering the top 1,000, Türkiye continues to strengthen its position in global academic rankings through research output, scientific publications, and international collaboration.