List of research universities in Turkey
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This is a list of research universities in Turkey, as classified by the Council of Higher Education. The list below shows the most recent ranking in 2025.[1]
| Grade | University | Type | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Koç University | Private | Istanbul |
| A1 | Sabancı University | Private | Istanbul |
| A1 | Middle East Technical University | Public | Ankara |
| A1 | Istanbul Technical University | Public | Istanbul |
| A1 | Boğaziçi University | Public | Istanbul |
| A2 | Yıldız Technical University | Public | Istanbul |
| A2 | Bilkent University | Private | Ankara |
| A2 | Hacettepe University | Public | Ankara |
| A2 | İzmir Institute of Technology | Public | İzmir |
| A2 | Ankara University | Public | Ankara |
| A2 | Istanbul University | Public | Istanbul |
| A2 | Ege University | Public | İzmir |
| A2 | Gazi University | Public | Ankara |
| A2 | Erciyes University | Public | Kayseri |
| A2 | Sakarya University | Public | Sakarya |
| A2 | Atatürk University | Public | Erzurum |
| A2 | Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa | Public | Istanbul |
| A3 | Marmara University | Public | Istanbul |
| A3 | Gebze Technical University | Public | Kocaeli |
| A3 | Çukurova University | Public | Adana |
| A3 | Fırat University | Public | Elazığ |
| A3 | Karadeniz Technical University | Public | Trabzon |
| A3 | Bursa Uludağ University | Public | Bursa |