Salih Kumbar

Salih Kumbar was born in Üsküdar in 1973. He completed his primary and secondary education in Ümraniye. He received his master's degree from the Department of Urban Systems and Transportation Management at Bahçeşehir University Institute of Science and Technology. He started working as a Dispatcher at IETT General Directorate in 1996. He served as Chief of IETT Kadıköy Operations in 1997. He was appointed as Deputy Director of IETT Anatolian Side in 2000. He was appointed as Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Land Transport Branch Manager in April 2007. He became the Head of Public Transport Department of Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality in 2014. In addition to various articles and publications, he has carried out numerous projects on Public Transport Management Systems, Public Transport Analysis Systems, Public Transport Control Centers, Electronic Pricing and Passenger Information Systems. He served as the Public Transport Group Coordinator of the Union of Municipalities of Türkiye Transport Commission. He received his master's degree in “Urban Systems and Transportation Management” at Bahçeşehir University. He was appointed as the General Manager of Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality (ULAŞIMPARK A.Ş.) on June 28, 2019. He served in the Marmara Municipalities Union in 2021. He served as Advisor to the Mayor of Bağcılar starting from August 2022, and he was appointed as the Deputy Mayor of Bağcılar Municipality as of July 2023. He is married with two children."