Nurettin Yigit

Biography

Nurettin Yigit was born in 1989 in Kempten (Germany). He obtained his master’s degrees in Middle Eastern Politics and Economics at the Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) at the Philipps-University of Marburg. During his studies he gained academical and practical experiences in Egypt, Lebanon and Turkey. The first-hand experiences that Mr. Yigit was able to gain during and after the „Arab Spring“, encouraged him to devote time and interest to the European Foreign Policy towards the Middle East and North Africa. Currently, Nurettin Yigit is residing in Vienna, Austria. There, he is engaged in academic research on International Development.