Rabia Bakıcı Güreli.

Contemporary Istanbul Vice Chairperson

Rabia Bakıcı Güreli

Contemporary Istanbul Founder and Vice Chairperson

Rabia Bakıcı Güreli completed her elementary and high school education in Notre Dame de Sion and graduated from Istanbul University, Department of Economics in 1994. Between 1992 and 2002, she worked in various companies and organizations where she assumed the role of Project Coordinator or Partner of large-scale national and international congresses, special events and projects.

In 2002, she was appointed Vice President of IKON Tourism and IKON Events. Güreli is also the founder of the Çağdaş Istanbul Foundation for Arts, Culture and Education, a member of the Executive Board of the Aralık Association, and the Vice Chairperson of Contemporary Istanbul. She is still studying Philosophy at Istanbul University Faculty of Letters.