Born in 1936 as a member of a well-known family in Kelkit. Doğan went to elementary and secondary school in Kelkit and finished high-school in Erzincan. Between 1956 and 1960, he attended Istanbul Economy and Commerce Academy (later to become Marmara University). There, he became the Student Community Leader.
In 1959, he registered his business at the Mecidiyekoy Tax Office and started his professional life trading construction equipment, as well as passenger and other commercial vehicles.
Out of a small company with just three employees in 1961, he created one of Turkey's top conglomerates with over 13,000 direct employees and an additional 12,000 employment through companies servicing the businesses of Doğan Holding.
Doğan Holding became a publisher with the acquisition of the daily newspaper Milliyet in 1979. With the addition of the prestigious daily newspaper Hurriyet 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. In 2004, Doğan became the first elected Turkish Deputy Chairperson of World Association of Newspapers (WAN).
The Doğan Media Holding he founded incorporates the newspapers Posta, Hürriyet, Radikal, Fanatik and Turkish Daily News, and 21 TV channels in Turkey and abroad.[1]
Doğan Holding is active in the fields of energy, media, industry, trade and tourism. In 2016, Doğan Holding generated a profit of US$310 million and it's the biggest collector of advertising revenue in media in Turkey.[2]
Doğan Holding is a public company quoted in Istanbul Stock Exchange. Its ticker symbol is DOHOL.[3]
Tax investigation
In 2009, the Ministry of Finance charged a tax fine in amount of about 3.8 billion Turkish lira (approx. US$2.53 billion) on some companies within the Doğan Media Holding.
Doğan Holding claimed that the decision to impose a tax fine to the group was based on "subjective" evaluations.[4] They argued that if similar fines were to be imposed on other companies on similar grounds, all the share transactions in Turkey could easily be subjected to the same treatment and fined by the tax authorities. And since that was not the case and it was only Dogan Group that was penalized by the Ministry of Finance, the case was politically motivated, they implied.
This implication was voiced strongly by the spokespersons of international bodies like the European Union, while the issue became a priority item in Turkish political agenda.[5][6]
Doğan Holding held negotiations with the Ministry of Finance in line with the existing legislation. An agreement was concluded and in October 2012, Doğan paid the remainder of the agreed fine earlier than scheduled and thus resolved the tax issue completely.[7]
After 1977 until 2009, Aydın Doğan personally has been the top taxpayer registered with the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, either in Istanbul or in overall Turkey.[8] He always equated patriotism with proper declaration and prompt payment of taxes.[9]
Doğan retired as head of Doğan Holding on 1 January 2010, handing over his post to his daughter, Arzuhan Doğan Yalçındağ, who was chairperson of the TV channel Kanal D and who also serves as head of the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TÜSİAD), an association for businesspeople in Turkey. Currently Begümhan Doğan Faralyalı is the Chairwoman of Doğan Holding. Aydın Doğan continues to be the honorary president of the holding firm.
Doğan, with $1 billion net worth, is one of the richest people in Turkey. He is married to Sema Doğan, and has four children and seven grandchildren.
All of his daughters actively take part in the running of Doğan Holding businesses both public and private as Chairwomen of respective boards.
^"Haber". Milliyet (in Turkish). 24 December 1999. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
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Aydin Dogan born 15 April 1936 is a Turkish business magnate and investor He is the founder of Dogan Holding one of Turkey s largest conglomerates Aydin DoganBorn 1936 04 15 15 April 1936 age 86 Kelkit Gumushane Province TurkeyAlma materIstanbul Economy and Commerce AcademyOccupationsBusinessmaninvestorSpouseSema DoganChildrenArzuhanVuslatHanzadeBegumhanWebsiteAydin Dogan Foundation Contents 1 Biography 2 Tax investigation 3 Personal life 4 Awards 5 See also 6 ReferencesBiography EditBorn in 1936 as a member of a well known family in Kelkit Dogan went to elementary and secondary school in Kelkit and finished high school in Erzincan Between 1956 and 1960 he attended Istanbul Economy and Commerce Academy later to become Marmara University There he became the Student Community Leader In 1959 he registered his business at the Mecidiyekoy Tax Office and started his professional life trading construction equipment as well as passenger and other commercial vehicles Dogan founded his first industrial company in 1974 and joined both the Assembly and the Administrative Board of the 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 Out of a small company with just three employees in 1961 he created one of Turkey s top conglomerates with over 13 000 direct employees and an additional 12 000 employment through companies servicing the businesses of Dogan Holding Dogan Holding became a publisher with the acquisition of the daily newspaper Milliyet in 1979 With the addition of the prestigious daily newspaper Hurriyet 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 In 2004 Dogan became the first elected Turkish Deputy Chairperson of World Association of Newspapers WAN The Dogan Media Holding he founded incorporates the newspapers Posta Hurriyet Radikal Fanatik and Turkish Daily News and 21 TV channels in Turkey and abroad 1 Dogan Holding is active in the fields of energy media industry trade and tourism In 2016 Dogan Holding generated a profit of US 310 million and it s the biggest collector of advertising revenue in media in Turkey 2 Dogan Holding is a public company quoted in Istanbul Stock Exchange Its ticker symbol is DOHOL 3 Tax investigation EditIn 2009 the Ministry of Finance charged a tax fine in amount of about 3 8 billion Turkish lira approx US 2 53 billion on some companies within the Dogan Media Holding Dogan Holding claimed that the decision to impose a tax fine to the group was based on subjective evaluations 4 They argued that if similar fines were to be imposed on other companies on similar grounds all the share transactions in Turkey could easily be subjected to the same treatment and fined by the tax authorities And since that was not the case and it was only Dogan Group that was penalized by the Ministry of Finance the case was politically motivated they implied This implication was voiced strongly by the spokespersons of international bodies like the European Union while the issue became a priority item in Turkish political agenda 5 6 Dogan Holding held negotiations with the Ministry of Finance in line with the existing legislation An agreement was concluded and in October 2012 Dogan paid the remainder of the agreed fine earlier than scheduled and thus resolved the tax issue completely 7 After 1977 until 2009 Aydin Dogan personally has been the top taxpayer registered with the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce either in Istanbul or in overall Turkey 8 He always equated patriotism with proper declaration and prompt payment of taxes 9 Personal life EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Dogan retired as head of Dogan Holding on 1 January 2010 handing over his post to his daughter Arzuhan Dogan Yalcindag who was chairperson of the TV channel Kanal D and who also serves as head of the Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen s Association TUSIAD an association for businesspeople in Turkey Currently Begumhan Dogan Faralyali is the Chairwoman of Dogan Holding Aydin Dogan continues to be the honorary president of the holding firm Dogan with 1 billion net worth is one of the richest people in Turkey He is married to Sema Dogan and has four children and seven grandchildren All of his daughters actively take part in the running of Dogan Holding businesses both public and private as Chairwomen of respective boards Awards EditIn 1999 Dogan was awarded Turkey s Outstanding Service Medal by the Turkish Government 10 He received four honorary doctorates in 1999 2000 2001 and 2005 respectively from Girne American University Ege University Baku State University and Marmara University See also EditList of Turks by net worthReferences Edit Aydin Dogan holdingin baskanligini birakti NTV MSNBC in Turkish 30 December 2009 Retrieved 1 January 2010 404 Dogan Holding PDF a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Cite uses generic title help in Turkish DOHOL DOGAN SIRKETLER GRUBU HOLDING A S Hisse Detaylari Borsa Bigpara com Archived from the original on 27 January 2013 Retrieved 12 February 2013 Dogan Hit by 2 5 Billion Tax Fine in Erdogan Feud Update3 Bloomberg 8 September 2009 Feud Shaking Turkey Pits Erdogan Against Dogan Newspaper Baron Bloomberg 23 June 2009 Archived from the original on 3 November 2012 Arsu Sebnem Tavernise Sabrina 9 September 2009 Turkish Media Group Is Fined 2 5 Billion The New York Times in Turkish Vergi cezasi ile birlikte yaklasik 4 9 milyar lirayi bulan borc Af yasasi ile y 01 Ekim 2012 10 37 Archived from the original on 17 October 2012 Retrieved 12 February 2013 in Turkish http www hurriyet com tr ekonomi 14354913 asp in Turkish http www hurriyet com tr ekonomi 22047078 asp Haber Milliyet in Turkish 24 December 1999 Retrieved 29 October 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aydin Dogan amp oldid 1127802002, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
