Dr. HASAN GÖRGÜLÜ

Head of Transportation Department, Konya Metropolitan Municipality

Dr Hasan GÖRGÜLÜ was born in Konya in 1974. He graduated from Selçuk University, Department of Civil Engineering in 1998.

After working as a field engineer for two years, he started to work as a control engineer in Selçuklu Municipality in 2001. Between 2012 and 2019, he served as Director and Deputy Mayor in Selçuklu and Meram Municipality respectively. Carrying out academic and scientific studies at the same time with his business life in the public sector, he completed his master's degree in Bahçeşehir University Institute of Science and Technology Urban Systems and Transportation Management Programme in 2012 with his thesis titled "Logistics Villages and Konya Application" and received the title of Master Engineer.

In 2021, he completed his doctorate education at KTO Karatay University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Business Administration with his thesis titled "A Mixed Integer Programming Model Proposal for Sustainable Logistics and Location Selection in Closed Loop Supply Chain" and received the title of Doctor Engineer.

He has board memberships in various NGOs and has been working as the Head of Konya Metropolitan Municipality, Department of Transport since 2019. He has conducted many studies with different disciplines and focuses on issues related to innovative approaches to mobility to accelerate the transition to livable urban areas. He also plays an important role in the implementation of many local, national and international projects in the fields of sustainable transport, innovation, climate friendly and smart mobility.