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English Biography
Aydın Doğan
Born in 1936 as a member of a well-known family in Kelkit, Aydin Dogan got his elementary and secondary school education in Kelkit and finished high-school in Erzincan. Between 1956-60, he attended Istanbul Economy and Commerce Academy where his leadership qualities were first recognized helping him to become the Student Community Leader.
In 1958, while he was still a student, he started his professional life trading construction equipment, as well as passenger and commercial vehicles. In 1961, he founded his own wholesale trade company.
Mr. Dogan founded his first industrial company in 1974 and joined both the Assembly and the Administrative Board of Istanbul Chamber of Commerce. In the years that followed, he served as a board member in the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey.
Mr. Dogan became a publisher with the acquisition of the daily newspaper Milliyet in 1979. With the addition of the prestigious daily newspaper Hürriyet in 1994, he intensified his presence in the media. Between 1986 and 1996, he served as the head of the Association of Turkish Newspaper Publishers. At the WAN (World Association of Newspapers) meeting held in Tokyo in 1998, Mr. Dogan was elected the first Turkish board member and in 1999, was awarded Turkey's Outstanding Service Medal by the Turkish Government. He received four honorary doctorates in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005 respectively from Girne American University, Eagean University, Baku State University and Marmara University.
He establlished Aydın Doğan Foundation in 1996, bringing the social, cultural, educational activities of the Doğan Group under the same umbrella. To date, 8 schools and a large sports complex have been built and named after him and family members. While mainly focusing on education, the Foundation is also involved in organizing national and international conferences, conventions and seminars on economic, social, cultural and scientific issues. As part of its social and cultural activities, the Foundation also conducts national and international competitions and awards prizes, such as the Aydın Doğan Award and the Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition, the world`s largest and most respected in this field.
Since 1977, Mr. Dogan has been the top taxpayer registered with the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce several times. Out of this company founded with three employees in 1961, he created one of Turkey`s top three largest conglomerates with over 11,000 employees. Today, Doğan Group is active in the fields of energy distribution, media, industry, trade, tourism and insurance.
Mr. Doğan is married and has four children and four grandchildren.
Doğan Group in Brief
There are common fundamentals in all successful businesses today irrespective of their line of business; prudence - managing risk while maintaining sustainable growth, creation of value for all stakeholders, responsibility as a corporate citizen and care for society and the environment. These universal guidelines are the basic reasons for Dogan Holding's success in today's fast changing and intensely competitive world.
Tracing its beginning to the 1950s, Dogan Holding now ranks among Turkey's top three conglomerates. The small trading house started growing in the World War II era when Turkey initiated industrialization and modernization of the long neglected economy. One of the competencies of the Holding is to invest in vital sectors of the economy, helping the country and itself to prosper. Following trends in the new economy, lately, the Holding has more of a focus on providing service. The Holding Company has an interest in six major business areas: energy distribution, insurance, media, industry, trade and tourism. Having provided services since 1994 in finance sector, the Holding sold its subsidiary Dışbank to Fortis Group in line with its long term structuring strategies.
In addition to Dogan Holding, nine other Group Companies are listed and traded on the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE). These currently include Dogan Yayin Holding, Ray Sigorta, Milpa, Çelik Halat, Ditas, Hürriyet, Milliyet, Petrol Ofisi and Dogan Burda.
Dogan Holding takes pride in being one of the very first business groups to adopt principles of corporate governance - long before they were regulated by the Capital Markets Board in Turkey .
As one of the foremost corporate contributors to national wealth through taxes and philanthropic activities, the Group has consistently been ranked among the top corporate taxpayers. The Aydin Dogan Foundation has spent in excess of US$ 10 million for social welfare and cultural programs to date.
Also, Doğan Holding`s Organic Farm Project in Kelkit Gümüşhane was selected as one of the top 10 best practice cases in Corporate Social Responsibility by the Enterprise Directorate-General of the European Commission.
With a new energetic and highly motivated top management appointed in 2003, Dogan Holding looks confidently into a future where it plans to become a major regional player with emphasis on Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East.
The Doğan Group achieved a consolidated revenue of US$ 5.7 billion in 2004. Its contribution to the Turkish Treasury in terms of taxes and funds paid in year 2004 amounts to US$ 680,2 million. As of the year 2006, the Group employs over 11,000 people.
Aydın Doğan
Born in 1936 as a member of a well-known family in Kelkit, Aydin Dogan got his elementary and secondary school education in Kelkit and finished high-school in Erzincan. Between 1956-60, he attended Istanbul Economy and Commerce Academy where his leadership qualities were first recognized helping him to become the Student Community Leader.
In 1958, while he was still a student, he started his professional life trading construction equipment, as well as passenger and commercial vehicles. In 1961, he founded his own wholesale trade company.
Mr. Dogan founded his first industrial company in 1974 and joined both the Assembly and the Administrative Board of Istanbul Chamber of Commerce. In the years that followed, he served as a board member in the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey.
Mr. Dogan became a publisher with the acquisition of the daily newspaper Milliyet in 1979. With the addition of the prestigious daily newspaper Hürriyet in 1994, he intensified his presence in the media. Between 1986 and 1996, he served as the head of the Association of Turkish Newspaper Publishers. At the WAN (World Association of Newspapers) meeting held in Tokyo in 1998, Mr. Dogan was elected the first Turkish board member and in 1999, was awarded Turkey's Outstanding Service Medal by the Turkish Government. He received four honorary doctorates in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005 respectively from Girne American University, Eagean University, Baku State University and Marmara University.
He establlished Aydın Doğan Foundation in 1996, bringing the social, cultural, educational activities of the Doğan Group under the same umbrella. To date, 8 schools and a large sports complex have been built and named after him and family members. While mainly focusing on education, the Foundation is also involved in organizing national and international conferences, conventions and seminars on economic, social, cultural and scientific issues. As part of its social and cultural activities, the Foundation also conducts national and international competitions and awards prizes, such as the Aydın Doğan Award and the Aydın Doğan International Cartoon Competition, the world`s largest and most respected in this field.
Since 1977, Mr. Dogan has been the top taxpayer registered with the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce several times. Out of this company founded with three employees in 1961, he created one of Turkey`s top three largest conglomerates with over 11,000 employees. Today, Doğan Group is active in the fields of energy distribution, media, industry, trade, tourism and insurance.
Mr. Doğan is married and has four children and four grandchildren.
Doğan Group in Brief
There are common fundamentals in all successful businesses today irrespective of their line of business; prudence - managing risk while maintaining sustainable growth, creation of value for all stakeholders, responsibility as a corporate citizen and care for society and the environment. These universal guidelines are the basic reasons for Dogan Holding's success in today's fast changing and intensely competitive world.
Tracing its beginning to the 1950s, Dogan Holding now ranks among Turkey's top three conglomerates. The small trading house started growing in the World War II era when Turkey initiated industrialization and modernization of the long neglected economy. One of the competencies of the Holding is to invest in vital sectors of the economy, helping the country and itself to prosper. Following trends in the new economy, lately, the Holding has more of a focus on providing service. The Holding Company has an interest in six major business areas: energy distribution, insurance, media, industry, trade and tourism. Having provided services since 1994 in finance sector, the Holding sold its subsidiary Dışbank to Fortis Group in line with its long term structuring strategies.
In addition to Dogan Holding, nine other Group Companies are listed and traded on the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE). These currently include Dogan Yayin Holding, Ray Sigorta, Milpa, Çelik Halat, Ditas, Hürriyet, Milliyet, Petrol Ofisi and Dogan Burda.
Dogan Holding takes pride in being one of the very first business groups to adopt principles of corporate governance - long before they were regulated by the Capital Markets Board in Turkey .
As one of the foremost corporate contributors to national wealth through taxes and philanthropic activities, the Group has consistently been ranked among the top corporate taxpayers. The Aydin Dogan Foundation has spent in excess of US$ 10 million for social welfare and cultural programs to date.
Also, Doğan Holding`s Organic Farm Project in Kelkit Gümüşhane was selected as one of the top 10 best practice cases in Corporate Social Responsibility by the Enterprise Directorate-General of the European Commission.
With a new energetic and highly motivated top management appointed in 2003, Dogan Holding looks confidently into a future where it plans to become a major regional player with emphasis on Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East.
The Doğan Group achieved a consolidated revenue of US$ 5.7 billion in 2004. Its contribution to the Turkish Treasury in terms of taxes and funds paid in year 2004 amounts to US$ 680,2 million. As of the year 2006, the Group employs over 11,000 people.
