Turkey
See also: Education in TurkeyIn Turkey and the Ottoman Empire, the oldest technical university is Istanbul Technical University. Its graduates contributed to a wide variety of activities in scientific research and development. In 1950s, 2 technical universities were opened in Ankara and Trabzon. In recent years, Yildiz University is reorganized as Yildiz Technical University and 2 institutes of technology were founded in Kocaeli and Izmir. In 2010, another technical university named Bursa Technical University was founded in Bursa. Moreover, a sixth technical university is about to be opened in Konya named Konya Technical University.
| Name | City | Foundation | Students | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul Technical University (ITU) | Istanbul | 1773 | 21000 | Ranked 108th in THES QS University ranking in the field of technology |
| Yıldız Technical University (YTU) | Istanbul | 1911 | 21000 | |
| Karadeniz Technical University (KTU) | Trabzon | 1955 | First technical university in Turkey outside Istanbul | |
| Middle East Technical University (ODTU) | Ankara | 1956 | 23000 | |
| Gebze Institute of Technology (GYTE) | Kocaeli | 1992 | ||
| İzmir Institute of Technology (IYTE) | Izmir | 1992 | ||
| Bursa Technical University (BTU) | Bursa | 2010 |
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Founded in 1773, Istanbul Technical University is one of the oldest technical universities in the world.
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Yıldız Technical University, located in Beşiktaş district of Istanbul.
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Entrance of mechanical engineering department, Karadeniz Technical University, located in Trabzon
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Statue of Tree of Science by the main entrance to Middle East Technical University campus in Ankara.
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