Selim Sazak is a senior analyst on Eurasia Group's Middle East & North Africa team, where he covers Turkey. Prior to joining Eurasia Group, he served as director of analytics and partnerships at ZAY Strateji, a Turkish government relations consultancy. There, he advised multinational corporations in financial services, technology, nuclear energy, healthcare, and consumer and retail. Selim also co-founded SANDA Global, a strategic advisory firm specializing in sanctions and export-control compliance. His project experience there spanned seven countries. 

Selim has worked with both government and opposition parties in a nonpartisan professional capacity. He has advised on policy development, constitutional reform, business engagement, and media relations. He has also designed and managed candidate campaigns and issue-advocacy initiatives at the national and municipal levels.

Selim holds graduate degrees from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, where he was a Fulbright Scholar, and Brown University, where he also pursued doctoral studies. His commentary has appeared in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and The Washington Post, as well as outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Bloomberg, and CNBC. Outside of work, Selim is a restaurateur, studies languages as a hobby, and is an avid soccer fan.