Göktuğ Şahin

Biography

Dr. Göktuğ Şahin, an academic, was born in Ankara in 1980. After his education at Yozgat Cumhuriyet Primary School, Izmir American College, and Izmir Science High School, he received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the Middle East Technical University, a Master of Arts in International Trade and Finance from Ufuk University and a PhD in Economics from Yıldırım Beyazıt University. He is married with one child. He has a good command of English and a basic knowledge of French. His doctoral thesis focused on Turkey’s natural gas contracts, a topic that had not yet been empirically studied in this field. He has authored many academic articles, books, newspaper articles, etc. in his areas of interest, especially in the field of energy economics. At the same time, he continues his research at ORSAM, seeking to contribute to the study of both Turkish and region-specific issues. His academic interests are energy economics, environmental economics, money, banking, macroeconomics, and cultural economics.