Saban Kardas

Dr. Saban Kardas is a research professor and program coordinator at the Gulf Studies Center at Qatar University. He has published articles and book chapters on Turkish domestic and foreign policies, energy policies and international security and has been an occasional contributor to international media. Previously he has worked at Middle East Technical University, Sakarya University, and TOBB University of Economics and Technology (currently on academic leave). He received his doctoral degree in political science from the University of Utah. Dr. Kardas also holds a master’s degree in international relations from the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, and a second master’s degree in European Studies from the Center for European Integration Studies in Bonn, Germany.