Turkish Education System was built in harmony with Ataturk Reforms after Turkish War of Independence. It is a state supervised system designed to generate a skillful professional class for social and economical institute of nation. Turkish system commands 12 years of primary education between ages of 7 and 18. The enrollment of children in this age range was nearly 100%. In public distance learning and vocational high schools 14 to 18 year olds has an obligation of three or more years of high school education. Almost 95% of students attend public schools but scantiness of public system increasingly motivates middle class parents to seek private education. Universities provide two or four years education for undergraduate studies whereas for graduate studies, a further two years are also necessary because it is typical throughout the world. There are almost 820 higher education institutions including universities with a total student enrollment of over 1 million. Major universities are in Istanbul and Ankara.
LIST OF TOP UNIVERSITIES IN TURKEY
There is a list of best universities in Turkey:
RANK |
SCORE |
UNIVERSITIES |
1. |
377 |
Middle East Technical University |
2. |
327 |
Istanbul Technical University |
3. |
311 |
Istanbul University |
4. |
308 |
Ankara University |
5. |
261 |
Marmara University |
6. |
261 |
Hacettepe University |
7. |
241 |
Anadolu University |
8. |
215 |
Istanbul Bilgi University |
9. |
207 |
Ege University |
10. |
176 |
Sabanci University |
11. |
166 |
Koc University |
12. |
150 |
Cukurova University |