Turgay Gökdemir was born in Elazığ, 1970. He graduated from Fırat University, Civil Engineering. After his graduation, he worked in a private company as a field engineer. In 1994, he started to work IMM Directorate of Road Maintenance and Repair as a staff of ULAŞIM  C.o In the İETT General Directorate which he started to work as civil servant, promoted as Special Projects Branch Director, Branch Director of Railway System and Head of Railway System. On 05, 05th, 05, he started work in IMM Directorate of Road Maintenance and Repair as Assistant Director, responsible from first region (Eminönü, Fatih, Eyüp, Z. Burnu, Bayrampaşa, Esenler, Güngören, Bağcılar). After 29th March 2009 local elections, he started to work as Assistant Mayor in Fatih Municipality. On 16th September 2009, he turned back his old work, Assistant Director in Directorate of Road Maintenance and Repair. On 12th November 2009, he started to work as AKOM (Disaster Coordination center) Director. Gökdemir is married with two children