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Sanko University

SANKO Üniversitesi

  • Gaziantep
  • Founded 2013
  • 1 campus
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Overview

Sanko University is a private university located in Şehitkâmil, Gaziantep, Turkey. Established on June 18, 2013, Sanko University was the first thematic university in Turkey to offer education in the fields of medicine and health sciences.

Sanko University is a foundation university based in Gaziantep, founded in 2013. Its academic units include 2 faculties, and the ÖSYM guide lists 21 associate and bachelor programmes. In 2025-2026 it had 1,724 students; 415 graduated in 2024-2025 (YÖK). 14% of its 2026 ÖSYM places (59) are full scholarships.

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At a glance

When and where was Sanko University founded?
Sanko University is a foundation university based in Gaziantep, founded in 2013. Source: YÖK.
How many students does Sanko University have?
1,724 students in 2025-2026; 415 graduated in 2024-2025. Source: YÖK Higher Education Information System.
How many students per faculty member does Sanko University have?
15.0 students per faculty member in 2025-2026 (115 faculty members, 167 teaching staff; formal and evening students). Source: YÖK.
How many campuses does Sanko University have?
1 campus: Main Campus.
How many associate and bachelor programmes does Sanko University offer?
The ÖSYM guide lists 21 programmes. Source: ÖSYM.
Which rankings list Sanko University?
URAP (University Ranking by Academic Performance) 2025-2026: world 164, Türkiye 164. Positions as published by each ranking.

Campuses

1 campus

Academic structure

Associate
12
Bachelor’s
9
Master’s
0
Doctorate
0

Faculties 2

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 4 yrs SAY 34 198,35 1.167.143
    · 4 yrs SAY 6 310,02 274.200
    · 4 yrs SAY 4 — —
    · 4 yrs SAY 36 286,03 366.069
    · 4 yrs SAY 13 378,58 127.026
    · 4 yrs SAY 49 234,85 753.815

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 6 yrs SAY 40 460,57 36.906
    · 6 yrs SAY 12 487,82 17.384
    · 6 yrs SAY 42 — —

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Graduate Schools 1

Vocational Schools 1

  • Programme Score type Quota 2025 lowest score 2025 rank
    · 2 yrs TYT 21 236,33 1.743.433
    · 2 yrs TYT 7 334,51 508.322
    · 2 yrs TYT 21 — —
    · 2 yrs TYT 21 297,29 884.273
    · 2 yrs TYT 7 372,73 272.994
    · 2 yrs TYT 21 247,70 1.576.505
    · 2 yrs TYT 21 277,51 1.144.872
    · 2 yrs TYT 7 366,72 302.477
    · 2 yrs TYT 21 194,23 2.246.887
    · 2 yrs TYT 21 283,53 1.061.901
    · 2 yrs TYT 7 358,86 344.634
    · 2 yrs TYT 21 237,04 1.733.062

    Source: ÖSYM 2026 Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide

Rankings

In international rankings

From the publishers’ own lists; not part of the Yerleske Index.

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Students and graduates

From YÖK’s official statistics; archived every year.

Students
1.724
2025-2026 academic year
New students
424
2025-2026 academic year
Graduates
415
2024-2025 graduates
Female students
%70,7
1.219 / 1.724

By level

  • Associate 442 %26
  • Bachelor 1.188 %69
  • Master 87 %5,0
  • Doctorate 7 %0,4

By mode of study

  • Formal 1.724 %100

Over the years

Students New students Graduates · Hover over or tap a year to see the values
Academic yearStudentsNew studentsGraduates
2015-2016489249—
2016-2017923269—
2017-20181.141262182
2018-20191.115208272
2019-20201.109272194
2020-20211.328444267
2021-20221.482426363
2022-20231.611505301
2023-20241.745531444
2024-20251.762509415
2025-20261.724424—
Detailed statistics
Teaching staff · 2025-2026
167
Faculty members
115
Students per faculty member
15,0

Scholarships

  • Full scholarship 59 %14
  • 25% discount 194 %45
  • Fee-paying 179 %41

by the 2026 ÖSYM quotas · 432 places

These are placement quotas from the ÖSYM guide, not enrolled students; YÖK does not publish students by scholarship type. Source: ÖSYM Higher Education Programmes and Quotas Guide.

Research output

Publications, citations and journal quartiles, compiled from open bibliographic records (OpenAlex).

TR Dizin articles · 2021–2025
173

Units publishing the most · 2021–2025

  1. Tıp Fakültesi 119 TR Dizin
  2. Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi 50 TR Dizin

Source: OpenAlex records (CC0, openalex.org); journal quartiles from SCImago Journal Rank 2025. Figures may differ from institutions’ own reports or from Web of Science/Scopus, whose coverage differs. TR Dizin figures: TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM TR Dizin records, search.trdizin.gov.tr · Updated: 08.10.2026

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Campus life

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Contact

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Website
sanko.edu.tr
E-mail
info@sanko.edu.tr
Phone
0342 211 65 00
Address
İncilipınar Mah. Gazi Muhtar Paşa Bulv. No:36 27090 Şehitkamil/ GAZİANTEP

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Last verified:
5 October 2026
Last updated:
6 October 2026
Sources:
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