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Universities in Turkey

Turkey has 148 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1453. 1 was founded before 1600. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES148

OLDEST1453

FOUNDED 1900+138

By founding era

Before 12000 · 0%

1200–15991 · 1%

1600–18996 · 4%

1900 or later138 · 93%

Date unknown3 · 2%

Oldest universities in Turkey

The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.

1453Istanbul University

1773Turkish Naval Academy

1773Istanbul Technical University

1834Turkish Military Academy

1863Boğaziçi University

1882Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

1883Marmara University

1911Yıldız Technical University

1926Gazi University

1936Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory

1946Ankara University

1951Turkish Air Force Academy

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