The UI GreenMetric 2026 results highlighted the strong position of Turkish universities in the field of sustainability. In the UI GreenMetric 2026, which evaluated 2,016 higher education institutions from 110 countries, 150 universities from Turkey were included. Turkey ranked first in Europe and second worldwide in the number of universities placed in the top 200, top 500, and top 1,000.

Five universities from Turkey made it into the world’s top 100. Istanbul Technical University ranked 28th, Yıldız Technical University 45th, Erciyes University 63rd, Ege University 74th, and Özyeğin University 86th.

Thus, while Istanbul Technical University and Yıldız Technical University made it into the world’s top 50, 21 universities from Turkey ranked in the top 200, 53 in the top 500, and 99 in the top 1,000.

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Yıldız Technical University has been promoted to the A1 category in the YÖK Research Universities ranking for the first time. YTÜ ranked 5th overall and 3rd among state universities.

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz and Higher Education Council (YÖK) President Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar announced the 2026 performance evaluation results for 23 research universities and 10 candidate research universities at the Research Universities Support Program (ADEP) hosted by the Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ). 

In the ranking, which evaluates research universities based on capacity, quality, and collaboration indicators, Yıldız Technical University (YTÜ) placed 5th in the general category. YTÜ, which was classified in the A1 category, ranked 3rd among state universities.

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The new “Stars” who joined us in the 2026–2027 academic year came together at the YTÜ Orientation Days events. At the opening ceremony held at the YTÜ Davutpaşa Campus, our new students had the opportunity to get to know the university administration, faculty members, and student clubs up close. Faculty and department orientation sessions will continue on September 29 at the Davutpaşa and Yıldız campuses.

The 1416 Scholarships Orientation and Vision Program, organized by the General Directorate of Higher Education and Education Abroad of the Ministry of National Education, was held on September 24–25 at the Davutpaşa Campus of Yıldız Technical University. Scholarship recipients set to pursue graduate studies abroad gathered at panels organized prior to their academic journeys.