Did you know that in 1984 Turkey had only 27 universities? 

The 2019 publication of the Council of Higher Education of Turkey provides the following numbers and types of universities active in Turkey today:

129 – state universities

72 – non-profit foundation universities

5 vocation schools

We have decided to gather all (or almost all!) Turkish universities in one place and provide their location:

Abdullah Gül University (Kayseri)

Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University (Istanbul)

Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University (Adana)

Adana Bilim ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi (Adana)

Adiyaman University (Adıyaman)

Afyon Kocatepe University (Afyonkarahisar)

Ağri Ìbrahim Çeçen University (Ağrı)

Akdeniz University (Antalya)

Aksaray University (Aksaray)

Alanya HEP University (Alanya)

Altinbas University (Istanbul)

Amasya University (Amasya)

Anadolu University (Eskişehir)

Ankara University (Ankara)

Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University (Ankara)

Antalya Language School & AYBEL Language Studies (Antalya)

Antalya Science University (Antalya)

Ardahan University (Ardahan)

Artvin Çoruh University (Artvin)

Atatürk Teachers Academy (North Cyprus)

Atatürk University (Erzurum)

Atilim University (Ankara)

Aydın Adnan Menderes University (Aydin)

Bahçesehir University (Istanbul)

Balikesir University (Balıkesir)

Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University (Bandirma)

Bartin University (Bartin)

Başkent University (Ankara)

Başkent University Ankara Hastanesi (Ankara)

Batman University (Batman)

Bayburt University (Bayburt)

Beykent University (Istanbul)

Beykoz Logistics Vocational School (Istanbul)

Bezmialem Vakıf University (Istanbul)

Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University (Bilecik)

Bilkent University (Ankara)

Bingöl Universityn (Bingol)

Biruni University (Istanbul)

Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi (Bitlis)

Boğaziçi University (Istanbul)

Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University (Bolu)

Bozok University (Yozgat)

Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University (Burdur)

Bursa Orhangazi Üniversitesi (Bursa)

Bursa Technical University (Bursa)

Bursa Uludağ University (Bursa)

Çağ University (Mersin)

Çanakkale 18th March University (Çanakkale)

Canik Başarı University (Samsun)

Çankaya University (Ankara)

Çankiri Karatekin University (Çankırı)

Cappadocia Vocational College (Urgup)

Celal Bayar University (Manisa)

Concept College Istanbul (Istanbul)

Çukurova University (Adana)

Cyprus Science University (Cyprus)

Demiroğlu Belim University (Istanbul)

Dicle University (Diyarbakır)

Dogus University (Istanbul)

Dokuz Eylül University (Izmir)

Dumlupinar University (Kütahya)

Düzce University (Duzce)

Ege University (Izmir)

Erciyes University (Kayseri)

Erzincan Binali Yildirim University (Erzincan)

Erzurum Technical University (Erzurum)

Eskişehir Osmangazi University (Eskişehir)

European University of (Lefke)

Fatih Sultan Mehmet University (Istanbul)

Fatih University (Istanbul)

Firat University (Elâzığ)

Galatasaray University (Istanbul)

Gazi University (Ankara)

Gaziantep University (Gaziantep)

Gebze Technical University (Gebze)

Gedik University (Istanbul)

Gediz University (Izmir)

Gelişim University (Istanbul)

Giresun University (Giresun)

Gümüşhane University (Gümüşhane)

Hacettepe University (Ankara)

Hakkari University (Hakkari)

Haliç University (Istanbul)

Harran University (Sanliurfa)

Hasan Kalyoncu University (Gaziantep)

Hatay Mustafa Kemal University (Antakya)

Hitit University (Çorum)

Ìğdir University (Iğdır)

Inönü University (Malatya)

Ipek University (Ankara)

Işik University (Istanbul)

Istanbul 29 May University (Istanbul)

Istanbul Arel University (Istanbul)

Istanbul Aydin University (Istanbul)

Istanbul Bilgi University (Istanbul)

Istanbul Commerce University (Istanbul)

Istanbul Culture University (Istanbul)

Istanbul Esenyurt University (Istanbul)

Istanbul Gelişim University (Istanbul)

Istanbul Kemerburgaz University (Istanbul)

Istanbul Medeniyet University (Istanbul)

Istanbul Medipol University (Istanbul)

İstanbul MEF Üniversitesi (Istanbul)

İstanbul Okan University (Istanbul)

Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University (Istanbul)

Istanbul Şehir University (Istanbul)

Istanbul Technical University (Istanbul)

Istanbul University (Istanbul)

Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University (Istanbul)

Izmir Institute of Technology (Izmir)

Izmir Katip Çelebi University (Izmir)

Izmir University (Izmir)

Izmir University of Economics (Izmir)

Kadir Has University (Istanbul)

Kafkas University (Kars)

Kahramanmaraş Sütçü Imam University (Kahramanmaraş)

Kanuni Üniversitesi (Adana)

Karabük University (Karabük)

Karadeniz Technical University (Trabzon)

Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University (Karaman)

Kastamonu University (Kastamonu)

Kilis 7 December University (Kilis)

Kirikkale University (Kirikkale)

Kirklareli University (Kırklareli)

Kırşehir Ahi Evran University (Kırşehir)

Koç University (Istanbul)

Kocaeli University (İzmit)

Konya Food and Agriculture University (Konya)

KTO Karatay University (Konya)

Kütahya Dumlupinar University (Kutahya)

Maltepe University (Istanbul)

Manisa Celal Bayar University (Manisa)

Mardin Artuklu University (Mardin)

Marmara University (Istanbul)

Meliksah University (Kayseri)

Mersin University (Mersin)

Middle East Technical University (Ankara)

Middle East Technical University – Northern Cyprus Campus (Cyprus)

Military Academy Turkey (Ankara)

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (Istanbul)

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University (Mugla)

Muğla Vocational Higher School (Mugla)

Munzur University (Tunceli)

Murat Hudavendigar University (Istanbul)

Muş Alparslan University (Muş)

Namik Kemal University (Tekirdağ)

Naval Academy Turkey (Istanbul)

Necmettin Erbakan University (Konya)

Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University (Nevşehir)

Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University (Niğde)

Nişantaşi University (Istanbul)

Nuh Naci Yazgan University (Kayseri)

Ondokuz Mayis University (Samsun)

Ordu University (Ordu)

Osmaniye Korkut Ata University (Osmaniye)

Özyeğin University (Istanbul)

Pamukkale University (Denizli)

Piri Reis University (Istanbul)

Puza Academy (Ankara)

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University (Rize)

Sabanci University (Istanbul)

Sakarya University (Adapazarı)

Sanko University (Gaziantep)

Selahaddin Eyyubi Üniversitesi (Diyarbakır)

Selçuk University (Konya)

Sifa University (Izmir)

Siirt University (Siirt)

Sinop University (Sinop)

Sirnak University (Sirnak)

Sivas Cumhuriyet University (Sivas)

Social Sciences University of Ankara (Ankara)

Suleyman Demirel University Turkey (Isparta)

Süleyman Şah University (Istanbul)

TED University (Ankara)

Tekirdağ Namik Kemal University (Tekirdag)

TOBB Economics and Technology University (Ankara)

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University (Tokat)

Toros University (Mersin)

Trakya University (Edirne)

Tunceli University (Tunceli)

Turgut Özal University (Ankara)

Turkey Air Technical School (Gaziemir)

Turkey Police Academy (Ankara)

Turkish – German University (Istanbul)

Turkish Air Force Academy (Istanbul)

Ufuk University (Ankara)

University of Eurasia (Trabzon)

University of Kyrenia (Cyprus)

University of Mediterranean (Karpasia)

University of Turkish Aeronautical Association (Ankara)

Uşak University (Uşak)

Üsküdar University (Istanbul)

Van Yüzüncü Yil University (Van)

Yalova University (Cinarcik)

Yaşar University (Izmir)

Yeditepe University (Istanbul)

Yildiz Technical University (Istanbul)

Yüksek İhtisas University (Ankara)

Zirve University (Gaziantep)

Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University (Zonguldak)