Semra Çağlar Gökalp

Semra Çağlar Gökalp (1988, Kayalıbağ, Turkey) is a human rights activist and politician of the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party). Since June 2023, she is a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

Early life and education Semra Çağlar Gökalp was born in the village Kayalıbağ in Bitlis in 1988 where she spent the first years of her childhood. Later she studied English language at the Yücüncü Yıl University.

Professional career Following, Semra Çağlar Gökalp was employed at the Van Municipality in the office of foreign relations and the European Union In 2021, she was elected into the Board of Directors of the Antalya branch of the Human Rights Association Antalya.

Political career In the parliamentary elections of May 2023, she was elected into the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, representing Bitlis for the YSP: She is in favor gender equality and supports the implementation of a co-leadership of a woman and a man at all political levels.