Doğan Media Group Explained

Doğan Yayın Holding A.Ş.
Foundation:	1997
Fate:	Merged with Doğan Holding
Industry:	Publishing, Broadcasting
Location:	Kısıklı, Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey
Area Served:	Turkey
Homepage:	dyh.com.tr

Doğan Media Group (Turkish: Doğan Yayın Holding A.Ş.) was a Turkish media conglomerate, part of the Doğan Holding conglomerate. The company was established in 1997 to bring together Doğan's media properties. These include the Posta, Hürriyet (including Fanatik), and Radikal newspapers, the television channels Kanal D and CNN Türk, and the Doğan News Agency. It also operated Doğan Kitap, a major book publisher, and Doğan Music Company, a major music label. Doğan also operated print facilities and media distribution, for other newspapers and magazines as well as its own.^[1]

From 1979 to 2011, Doğan Media Group owned Milliyet and Vatan.

In August 2014, Doğan Holding announced its plan to take over Doğan Media Group with all its assets and liabilities and absorb it.^[2] The takeover was completed on 26 August 2014 and Doğan Media Group was dissolved.^[3] Doğan Holding chairperson Begüm Faralyalı said the merger would lead to a 'more simple management'.^[4] In 22 March 2018, all of the media group was sold to Demirören Group for $1.1 billion price.^[5]

Properties

Newspapers

• 1979–2011: Milliyet (acquired from Ercüment Karacan; sold to Demirören Group)
  • 1994–2018: Hürriyet 1995–2018: Posta
• 1995–2018: Fanatik
• 1996–2016: Radikal
• 1996–2007: Gözcü
• 2002–2011: Vatan (sold to Demirören Group)

Television

• 1994–2018: Kanal D (acquired from Ayhan Şahenk)
• 1995–2000: Eko TV
• 1996–2018: Euro D
• 1999–2018: CNN Türk (50% with Turner Broadcasting System Europe)
• 1999–2003: Süper Kanal
• 2005–2011: Star TV (acquired from TMSF; sold to Ferit Şahenk)
• 2006–2011: Euro Star (sold to Ferit Şahenk)
• 2007–2018: Kanal D Romania
• 2008–2012: TNT Turkey (50% with Turner Broadcasting System Europe)
• 2008–2018: Cartoon Network (50% with Turner Broadcasting System Europe)
• 2011–2018: NBA TV (acquired from Ferit Şahenk) (50% with Turner Broadcasting System Europe)
• 2012–2018: TV2 (Turkey)

Radio

• 2005–: Slow Türk
• 1994–2018: Radio D
• 2001–2018: CNN Türk Radio
• 2006–2012: Radio Moda
• 2024-: Dream Türk Radio
• 2024-: Dream FM

Digital Platform

• D-Smart
• D-Smart Avrupa

External links

• Doğan Media Group

Notes and References

1. http://www.doganholding.com.tr/en/investments/media.aspx İnvestments, Media
2. Web site: 7 August 2014 . Extraordinary general assembly meeting has been held for the merger transaction . https://web.archive.org/web/20150917023212/http://www.doganholding.com.tr/en/investor-relations/latest-ir-news-detail.aspx?id=850 . 2015-09-17 . 17 September 2015 . Doğan Holding.
3. Web site: Registration of the merger. Doğan Holding. 26 August 2014. 17 September 2015.
4. Web site: Doğan Holding completes key merger . Hürriyet Daily News. 2 September 2014. 17 September 2015.
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802234206/https://www.altin.net.tr/dogan-medya-satisina-iliskin-kap-aciklamasi-yapildi-174237 Dogan media sold