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Doğan Şirketler Grubu Holding A.Ş.
Anonim Şirket
Traded as BİST: DOHOL
Industry media, energy, retail, industry, real estate and motor vehicle marketing, financial services and others
Founded Istanbul, on 22 September 1980
Founder Aydın Doğan
Headquarters Istanbul
Key people
Begümhan Doğan Faralyalı (Chairwoman)
İmre Barmanbek (Deputy Chairperson)
Ragıp Nebil İlseven (Deputy Chairperson & CEO)
Revenue IncreaseUS$ 1.8 billion (2016)
IncreaseUS$ 310.2 million (2016)
Number of employees
8,649

Doğan Holding is amongst the biggest conglomerates in Turkey operating in the energy, media, industry, trade, insurance and tourism industries. Founded by Aydın Doğan who still is a major shareholder, the company is led by his daughter Begümhan Doğan Faralyalı. Main operating activity of the Holding is to invest in various sectors via associates, to provide all necessary support to its subsidiaries and joint ventures in order to develop their activities.

Group companies

Electricity generation

  • Galata Wind Energy
  • Aslancık HEPP (33%)
  • Boyabat HEPP (33%)

Petroleum products retail

  • Aytemiz Petrol (50%)

Industry & trade

  • Çelik Halat (BIST: CELHA): manufactures steel wires
  • Ditaş Doğan (BIST: DITAS): manufactures automotive parts
  • DDT / Dogan Trading: involved in trading of printing paper
  • Sesa Ambalaj: manufactures packaging materials
  • Kelkit Besi: involved in cattle ranching
  • Neta Havacılık: involved in private aviation

Automotive & mobility groups

Doğan Trend: Distributor and retailer of prominent cars, motorcycles, outboard marine engines & electrified mobility brands. The group also offers operational leasing, new & used car sales as well as servicing operations.

Brands represented by Dogan Trend as of 2022 November:

- Cars: Suzuki, MG Motors, Suvmarket used car platform with SUV vertical focus

- Motorcycles: Vespa, Piaggio, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, KYMCO, Silence and Suzuki Motorcycles

- Marin: Suzuki Outboards

- Mobility: Wallbox Chargers, Bimas E-bikes

The company operates with more than 70 dealers & service points across country.

Finance & investment

  • DYBank / D-Investment Bank
  • Doruk Finansman
  • Doruk Factoring
  • Öncü GSYO

Internet & entertainment

  • Radio Slowturk
  • Hepsiburada
  • hepsiemlak.com
  • Kanal D Romania
  • Doğan Publishing
  • DMC / Doğan Music Company
  • Doğan Burda (joint venture with Hubert Burda Media)

Real estate Investment

  • Trump Towers Istanbul
  • Milta Bodrum Marina
  • DoubleTree by Hilton Bodrum Marina Vista
  • Milpa (BIST: MIPAZ)

Media division sale

On 22 March 2018, Doğan Holding announced to KAP of their intentions to sell their media division to Demirören Group. The sale has been criticized due to Demirören Group's close ties with the government. On April 5, 2018, the division was sold to Demirören group.

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