President of TDBB
Uğur İbrahim ALTAY
Fırat GÖRGEL
Mayor of Kahramanmaraş Metropolitan Municipality
Fırat Görgel,was born in Kahramanmaraş
in 1982, Görgel completed his undergraduate studies at Istanbul University
Faculty of Law. After completing his legal traineeship, he began practicing law
at the law firm he established.
Between 2005 and 2007, he served as a
member of the Kahramanmaraş Provincial Youth Branch Executive Board. From 2007
to 2009, he served as Deputy Provincial Chair responsible for Electoral Affairs
at the Kahramanmaraş Provincial Youth Branch. He subsequently served as Chair
of the Kahramanmaraş Provincial Youth Branch from 2010 to 2014, Deputy
Provincial Chair from 2014 to 2015, and Chair of the Onikişubat District
Organization from 2015 to 2019. On 7 November 2020, Görgel was appointed Chair
of the Kahramanmaraş Provincial Organization.nnHe was elected Mayor of
Kahramanmaraş Metropolitan Municipality in the local elections held on 31 March
2024 and assumed office on 5 April 2024. At the October 2026 Board Meeting,
Fırat Görgel, Mayor of Kahramanmaraş Metropolitan Municipality, was elected
President of the Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB).
Görgel is married, has two children, and
speaks English.
