Murat Yaş obtained his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Boğaziçi University. He completed his master’s and doctoral studies in Islamic Finance at INCEIF University in Malaysia. During his master’s studies, he served as a visiting graduate student at the ICMA Centre at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Subsequently, he was a Visiting Researcher at Institute of Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Studies, Sophia University in Japan. His research interests include financial markets, Islamic finance, and Asian studies. Yaş currently is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Islamic Economics and Finance, Marmara University. He serves as a Researcher in the field of Social Studies at Institute Social.