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YTÜ surpassed METU and Hacettepe to take the top spot! Here are the 22 Turkish universities that entered the top 1000

Original headlineYTÜ, ODTÜ, Hacettepe'yi geçti zirveye yerleşti! İşte ilk 1000'e giren 22 Türk üniversitesi

Open the sourceReported by Ekonomim, ekonomim.com, 5 November 2026
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Yıldız Technical University (YTÜ) has been ranked as Turkey's top institution in the latest global top-1000 university listing, surpassing Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) and Hacettepe University. The ranking places 22 Turkish universities among the world's best 1,000 institutions. The result marks a notable shift in Turkey's higher-education hierarchy, with YTÜ overtaking two of the country's most established research universities. The ranking is closely watched by students, academics and policymakers as a gauge of institutional research output and international standing. What to watch next is whether YTÜ can hold its position in future editions and how ODTÜ and Hacettepe respond in subsequent rankings.

Muhabbit's AI wrote this summary in its own words from Ekonomim's report and translated it from Turkish. It can get details wrong, so check the source.

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Yıldız Technical University, Hacettepe University, Middle East Technical University