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Turkey's woman at the top
Arzuhan Dogan Yalcindag is one of several women from prominent Turkish families in a key leadership position. How she does it.
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Yasemin Ergin - May 13, 2012 07:55
ISTANBUL — Two years ago, Turkish businesswoman Arzuhan Dogan Yalcindag was riding high on success when she was asked to do what most believed was impossible: save the family business. Yalcindag’s father, media tycoon Aydin Dogan, had just stepped down from his position as CEO of the Dogan Business and Media Groups in early 2010. The company was one of Turkey’s leading industrial and media conglomerates, but had come under fire for tax evasion after a spat with Turkey’s leadership. Dogan appointed Yalcindag — his eldest daughter — to run the company. That a woman would rise to top positions in such a patriarchal society may seem remarkable. But in Turkey’s leading family enterprises, it’s quite common.

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Meet the people behind Turkey's 'miracle'
The rise of the 'Anatolian Tigers' has changed the balance of power in Turkey’s economy.
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Yasemin Ergin - April 16, 2012 06:00
ISTANBUL — At a time when its European neighbors have been struggling with the sovereign debt crisis, Turkey’s economy has boomed spectacularly, making it the 15th largest economic power in the world. Both old and new conglomerates have been part — and profited from — what analysts have labeled "Turkey’s economic miracle." full story