Received B. Arch. degree in 1995 and his M.A. degree in Urban Design in 2001 from the Middle East Technical University. Between 2000 and 2006, worked in architectural firms based in Philadelphia and New York on urban, residential and retail projects. Worked with Foster+Partners on the high-rise mix-use project between 2006-2008. Karababa is a principal architect at kr2b since 2008.