Natural disasters can have lasting effects on urban life, both physically and socially. Therefore, policies and practices developed at the local level are crucial in the process of creating disaster-resilient cities. The increasing number of disaster events in recent years has made it necessary to evaluate the role of local governments. In particular, the earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş on February 6, 2023, have brought into question the roles of local governments in disaster preparedness, disaster management, and post-disaster reconstruction processes. Based on this, the research aims to analyze the role of local governments in the process of creating disaster-resilient cities using the example of Kahramanmaraş province. The study utilized the document analysis technique from qualitative research methods. Strategic plans, performance programs, activity reports, SWOT analyses, and Provincial Risk Reduction Plan (İRAP) reports belonging to the Kahramanmaraş Metropolitan Municipality were systematically examined. The Python programming language was used to analyze the data, and content analysis was used to create four main categories (risk reduction, preparedness, response, and recovery). The findings show that Kahramanmaraş Metropolitan Municipality has taken important steps toward ensuring resilience against disasters, but has struggled to build effective resistance due to existing structural vulnerabilities, institutional capacity deficiencies, and insufficient social participation. The study emphasizes the need for integrated and multidimensional disaster management approaches and will contribute to the development of future disaster management policies.