He completed his undergraduate education in Economics at Istanbul University. He earned his master’s degree in 2014 from the University of Sussex in Global Political Economy with a thesis titled “Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Gulf Countries: Their Effects on State-Society Relations.” Akkaş has participated in various field and project studies in the Gulf countries and conducts research on the economic development of Gulf states and Islamic finance practices. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Islamic Economics and Finance at Durham University.
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