A.Gökhan Demirtas served as a Turkish diplomat at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 2009-2017. He worked at the Turkish Embassy to the Islamic Republic of Iran between 2011-2013, and at the Turkish Embassy to the United Arab Emirates between 2013-2017. He is an independent researcher on the MENA with the focus on Gulf Countries. Demirtas is a contributor to Fikra Forum.