Universities in Ankara: Private Universities by Founding Year - LATEST 2026

Bilkent University, founded in 1986, is the oldest of the private universities listed for Ankara. Çankaya University followed in 1997 and Ufuk University in 1999.

Several others are much younger. Turkish Aeronautical Association University opened in 2011. OSTIM Technical University and Lokman Hekim University both date from 2017, and Ankara Medipol University, from 2018, is the newest on the list.

A young university is not always a small one. Ankara Medipol already has 12,000 students, while Ufuk has 4,500 and Turkish Aeronautical Association University 3,379. If size matters to you, check the student numbers as well as the founding year.

Every university on the list has a dormitory, and you can apply to any of them through StudyLeo. Teaching language and fees depend on the program, so look at each university's program list before you make a shortlist.