Feyzullah GÜNDOGDU

Biographical note
Feyzullah Gündogdu was born in 1970. After graduating Physics- Electronics Engineering program he has taken MS degree from Physics in 1998. He worked R&D department in the defense sector for one year. Then he joined İSTANBUL ULAŞIM A.Ş in 1999. He worked at ULAŞIM .AŞ for six years. In 2005 he moved ESER Engineering & Consulting Company for KAYSERI Railway Systems Project as a Consultant and controller. Then, in 2008 he moved Kayseri Transportation A.Ş as a fixed Installation Manager. After, in 2013 he was responsible as a construction manager of Kayseri Light Rail System extensions of 17 km double line. Scope of work was 40 mio Euro. Beside this, he managed vehicle and workshop departments. In 2014 he become General Manager of Kayseri Transportation. Meanwhile he achieved signing contract with Turkish state Railway for taken over 130 km commuter line to extend company service network.

Presentation: Trolleybus system as a modern and reliable mode of public transport
In Turkey Trolleybus systems started in the 1940’s. As it happened in some other countries in 1980, all Trolleybus systems dismounted and buses are instead used for public transport. It has been seen that those systems, which use fuel, are not sustainable. In 2011, we started studying trolleybus as a reliable and sustainable mode of transport for Kayseri. Meanwhile we asked to make feasibility study for Malatya, Ostim-Ankara, Hacettepe University-Ankara. According to O-D analysis and study, Malatya city has decided to build a trolleybus system. It was completed and started revenue service in 2015. After successful implementation of Malatya, historical city of Urfa, decided to build trolleybus system. This presentation will focus on the feasibility study and operational figures of trolleybus systems.