Universities in Antalya: Akdeniz, Antalya Bilim, ALKÜ, Belek and Alanya

2026-10-08 · Author: Grand Emlak

Beyond tourism, Antalya is growing as a university city; this guide presents its five universities using only their own websites and YÖK sources.

Universities in Antalya at a glance

Source: YÖK – Study in Türkiye (Antalya); founding and campus details from Akdeniz University – History, YÖK – Study in Türkiye, ALKÜ – About, YÖK – Study in Türkiye, Alanya University – History; accessed 08.10.2026

Akdeniz University (Konyaaltı)

Akdeniz University was founded on 20 July 1982 by a Cabinet decision of 22 June 1982 under the Higher Education Law No. 2547; its nucleus was the Antalya Faculty of Medicine, opened in 1973 under Ankara University. Its history page now lists 25 faculties, 7 institutes, 1 college, 1 conservatory, 12 vocational schools and 51 research and application centres; the main campus in Pınarbaşı, Konyaaltı, covers 3,483,589 m². Source: Akdeniz University – History, accessed 08.10.2026

YÖK's Study in Türkiye portal lists more than 78,000 students, over 4,000 academic and administrative staff and students from more than 150 countries; instruction is mainly in Turkish, with programmes in English and German too. Source: YÖK – Study in Türkiye, accessed 08.10.2026

The university's presentation page cites Türkiye's first double-arm transplant, the world's first uterus transplant and Türkiye's first face transplants; it takes part in the Erasmus+, Mevlana, Farabi, Free Mover and IAESTE exchange programmes. Source: Akdeniz University – About, accessed 08.10.2026

Akdeniz University Hospital

The campus hospital began operating in 1982 in the Aşur Aksu State Hospital building in Kepez. By its own figures it has 1,267 beds and 115 intensive-care beds in 8 blocks and 29 operating theatres, handling about 1,263,000 outpatient visits and 78,554 operations a year. The Prof. Dr. Tuncer Karpuzoğlu Organ Transplant Centre performs kidney, liver, heart, face and double-arm transplants. Source: Akdeniz University Hospital, accessed 08.10.2026

International students

The International Relations Office in the Rectorate building runs Erasmus+, Mevlana, Farabi, IAESTE and Free Mover mobility. Undergraduate and associate-degree candidates sit the Akdeniz YÖS exam, offered in seven languages: Turkish, English, German, French, Arabic, Persian and Russian. Six programmes, including Computer Engineering and International Tourism Management, are taught entirely in English. Source: Akdeniz University International Relations Office, Akdeniz University – International Students, accessed 08.10.2026

Antalya Bilim University (Döşemealtı)

Antalya Bilim University is a foundation university established on 21 July 2010; its campus is on Akdeniz Boulevard in Çıplaklı, Döşemealtı. According to the YÖK portal the language of instruction is English in all departments (30 percent Turkish in Law), and international students make up 35 percent of the student body. Source: YÖK – Study in Türkiye, Antalya Bilim University, accessed 08.10.2026

The university's website lists faculties of Dentistry, Law, Engineering and Natural Sciences, Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Fine Arts and Architecture, Tourism and Health Sciences, plus a Graduate Institute, a School of Civil Aviation and vocational schools. Its International Student Office supports applications, registration, diploma equivalence and residence permits. Source: Antalya Bilim University, ABU International Student Office, accessed 08.10.2026

Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University (Alanya)

ALKÜ was founded on 23 April 2015 and began teaching in 2016; its main campus is in the Kestel neighbourhood of Alanya. Its own profile gives about 16,000 students, including 835 international students from 42 countries, and 10 faculties, among them Medicine, Dentistry, Rafet Kayış Engineering, Education, Tourism and Gazipaşa Aviation and Space Sciences. Source: ALKÜ – About, accessed 08.10.2026

The YÖK portal states that instruction at ALKÜ is in Turkish and English, with some programmes taught fully in English. The External Relations Coordination brings together the Erasmus, Farabi, Mevlana and Orhun exchange programmes and the International Student Coordination. Source: YÖK – Study in Türkiye, ALKÜ External Relations Coordination, accessed 08.10.2026

Antalya Belek University (Serik)

Founded by the Antalya Culture and Education Foundation, Antalya Belek University has its campus in Kadriye, Serik, in the Belek tourism zone, with faculties of Art and Design, Humanities, Economics and Administrative Sciences, and Engineering and Architecture, a vocational school and a Graduate Institute. The YÖK portal gives 2015 as the founding year and Turkish as the language of instruction. Source: Antalya Belek University, YÖK – Study in Türkiye, accessed 08.10.2026

Alanya University (Alanya)

Founded as Alanya Hamdullah Emin Paşa University, with its founding regulation published in the Official Gazette on 18 July 2011, it was renamed Alanya University by a decision published on 9 February 2023. The main campus is in Cikcilli and the Hamdullah Emin Paşa Campus in Çarşı. Turkish- and English-medium programmes are offered in the faculties of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Engineering and Natural Sciences, Art and Design and Health Sciences, with an External Relations Office and Erasmus+ coordination. Source: Alanya University – History, Alanya University, accessed 08.10.2026

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