The Honorary President Aydın Doğan registered with the Mecidiyeköy Tax Office in 1959 and officially commenced business. He founded his first company in the automotive industry in 1961. This venture marked the beginning of Doğan Şirketler Grubu Holding A.Ş. Today, having strategic alliances with 7 international business concerns, the Group serves a broad consumer demographic with its approximately 25,000 direct and indirect employees in 17 countries. Doğan Group is active in six major business areas, among which energy and media receive special focus. It adopts best practices, sticks to corporate governance principles, uses advanced technology and modern management practices in all its operations. With its entrepreneurial, innovative, creative, pioneering and customer-oriented culture, Doğan Group provides added value for all its stakeholders with its products and services.