 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.In 2009, the Ministry of Finance charged a tax fine in amount of about 3.8 billion Turkish Lira (approx.