Gulay Parmaksiz

Advocacy Officer

Gulay is our Advocacy Officer. She initially joined CGP in January 2024 as the Communications & Events Intern. Previously, she interned as a communications officer at the Department of Health and Social Care, U.K. Civil Service working on a public campaign to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake amongst ethnic minority groups.

During her studies, she volunteered in Ethiopia where she led education infrastructure development projects in remote villages of the Tigray region. She continues her voluntary efforts and most recently fundraised for Turkey’s 2023 earthquake relief efforts.

Gulay is a Cambridge Trust Scholar, she holds a MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge and a BSocSc in Politics & IR with International Study from the University of Manchester.