​ Turkish Universities Among Top Universities with their Green Campuses

December 13, 2024

According to the 2024 Green University Index Platform (UI GreenMetric), Turkish universities rose to the top in the rankings with their green campuses. With 94 universities ranked in the top 1000, Türkiye ranked first in the world in this field.

In the ranking of the world's greenest universities, six universities from Türkiye took place in the top 100. Türkiye ranked second after Italy (7) in Europe and fifth in the world in the ranking of countries with the most universities in the top 100. Istanbul Technical University (ITU) ranked 38th, Yıldız Technical University (YTÜ) 59th, Erciyes University 80th, Özyeğin University 82nd, Ege University 88th and Yeditepe University 90th.

A total of 45 universities from Türkiye, 37 public and 8 foundation universities, were ranked in the top 500. With this number, Türkiye ranked 1st in Europe and 2nd in the world in the ranking of countries with the most universities in the top 500.

In 2024, the Green University Index included 1,477 universities from 95 countries around the world in the ranking. A total of 118 Turkish universities took their place in the list. Thus, Türkiye managed to be ranked 1st among the countries with the most universities in Europe and 2nd in the world.

According to the 2024 Green University Index, Turkish universities that managed to take place in the top 500 and their rankings are as follows:

Istanbul Technical University (38), Yıldız Technical University (59), Erciyes University (80), Özyeğin University (82), Ege University (88), Yeditepe University (90), Middle East Technical University (126), Başkent University (129), İnönü University (139), İzmir Institute of Technology (140), Dokuz Eylül University (144), Sakarya University (153), Bartın University (183), Fırat University (211), Hasan Kalyoncu University (217), Sabancı University (230), Kütahya Health Sciences University (236), Atatürk University (246), Mersin University (247), Kütahya Dumlupınar University (254), Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University (256), Hitit University (279), Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University (280), Ondokuz Mayıs University (281), Düzce University (285), Afyon Kocatepe University (287), Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University (293), Antalya Bilim University (298), Hacettepe University (299), Çukurova University (303), Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University (307), Kastamonu University (321), Mardin Artuklu University (332), Bursa Technical University (350), Selçuk University (369), Istanbul Aydın University (379), Cappadocia University (399), Gazi University (401), Osmaniye Korkut Ata University (417), Iğdır University (424), Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University (444), Kocaeli University (452), Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (465), Artvin Çoruh University (473), Uşak University (489).


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