Gülfem Kıraç Keleş

Gülfem Kıraç Keleş was born in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye. She graduated from Middle East Technical University, Department of Sociology. She started to work at Keçiören Municipality in the Department of Social Services and Assistance in 2011. She began working in the Union of Municipalities of Türkiye (UMT) in 2014 where she was appointed as the Head of the Foreign Relations Department. After 6 years of service in the Foreign Relations Department, she became a Coordinator of Social Projects in the Project and Finance Department of UMT. As her main field of work and expertise, she coordinated projects on social issues and vulnerable groups: women, children, elderly people, Roma people, and migration. As of 2023, she returned to her office as the Head of Foreign Relations. Along with foreign relations, she is also in charge of the social service commission whose members are gathered from municipalities. She is married with two children: Zehra and Cahar