 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.