Following her education at the American College for Girls, Arnavutköy, Istanbul, Candan Fetvacı received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from the Business School of Bosphorus University, Istanbul. Between  1976 -1995 she worked for the same university as Management Simulation Program Coordinator. In addition to this assignment, Candan Fetvacı also set up the Scholarship Office of Bosphorus University and served as its Coordinator  until 1997. From 1997 until 2004 she worked as the General Manager of Bosphorus University Foundation. Since 2004 Candan Fetvaci holds the post of  Executive Director of the Aydın Doğan Foundation.

Birgit is a graduate of Istanbul University, School of Law. Starting in his student days, he worked for various newspapers and magazines. He took up different posts with CHP – Republican People’s Party. In 1965 he was elected as Member of Parliament, representing Istanbul.  He became Minister of Tourism and Public Relations in 1973. During the Cyprus Peace Operation in 1974, he served as the Speaker of the Cabinet.

Orhan Birgit went back to journalism after 1980. He became Editor of Dünya Daily, Consultant to Hürriyet Daily,  first Columnist, then Editor, and finally Editor-in-Chief of  Yeni Günaydın Daily. Currrently, he is a Columnnist of Cumhuriyet Daily. He also teaches at the Communication Schools of Eskişehir and Galatasaray Universities and Media Communication Systems at Istanbul Bilgi University.

Following his graduation from Eskişehir Academy of Economics and Commercial Sciences, Büyükerşen continued his academic career at his alma mater. In 1973 he became full professor and in 1976 he was elected as the Director of the Academy.

In the 70’s Professor Yılmaz Büyükerşen founded Turkey’s first Cinema and Television College which he later strengthened with the country’s first color-tv-studio and broadcasting system. In 1982 Büyükerşen became the President of Anadolu University. Later he was elected to the Higher Council of Radio and Television Board (RTÜK) where he also served as chairman for two terms.

Professor Büyükerşen realised the Open University Project for Turkey in 1982. Between 1993 and 1997 he served as Chairman of the Board of Educational  Volunteers Foundation of Turkey. (Türkiye Eğitim Gönüllüleri VakfI – TEGV). In the 1999 elections,  he was elected   Mayor of Metropolitan Eskişehir.

Nuri Çolakoğlu is a graduate of Robert College of Istanbul and Ankara University, School of Political Sciences, Department of International Relations. Starting in 1969, he served as Editor of Foreign News Desk and Deputy General Manager of Turkish State Radio & Television Network – TRT, Ankara correspondent of German News Agency DPA, Sweedish Television, and German Radio WDR. He was also Editor-in-Chief of Aydınlık Newspaper, Producer for BBC World Service Turkey Desk  and Chief of the London Bureau and News Editor of Milliyet Daily. Çolakoğlu worked in the establishment of many Turkish private television channels. He served as Show TV Program Director and General Manager, concept   developer of CINE 5 pay-tv channel, Chairman of NTV Executive Committee, concept developer of CNBC-e, a channel devoted to economic news, as well as the Director of the Executive Committee of  CNN Turk.

Currently, Nuri Çolakoğlu is Coordinator of the Printed Media and Televisions of the Doğan Media Group of Companies as well as the Executive Director of D-Productions Company – a TV production company where Doğan Group is a partner.

Derya Sazak was born in Ankara in 1965. He finished Gazi University, School of Communication. Since 1983 he has been working for Milliyet Daily. After serving in the capital as a Parliament reporter, Chief of the Milliyet Ankara Bureau, as well as Milliyet representative in Ankara, between 1995 and 1998 Derya Sazak became the Editor-in-Chief of the same newspaper. For 13 years. Sazak has been writing daily on currrent affairs in his column “Political Dairy” (Siyaset Günlüğü) He is also the author of a book entitled Saddam Under the Shadow of 9/11 (11 Eylül Gölgesinde Saddam) where he writes on the 1991 Gulf War.

Prof. Ergüder finished Robert College of Istanbul and the Political Science Department of Manchester University, UK. He received his PhD in Political Science in  the USA, at Syracuse University.  Between  1969- 2000 he served  as faculty  member of Bosphorus University, Istanbul. From 1988 to 1992 he served as Chairman of the Political Science and International Relations Department. He was President of Bosphorus University between 1992 and 2000.  Since 2000 he is a faculty member and the Director of Istanbul Policy Center  (IPC) of Sabancı University.

As visiting professor, Üstün Ergüder also taught at State University of New York and Syracuse University, USA. He was at Michigan University as a guest researcher. Along with scientific articles published abroad, he is also the author of two books.

Temuroğlu was born in Akyazı in 1945. He graduated from Ankara University, School of Political Sciences in 1966. Between 1967 and  1974 he served, first, as Assistant State Inspector, then as Inspector at the Tax Inspectors’ Board of the Turkish Ministery of Finance. He  worked as Financial Analist for Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş. between 1974 – 1979. In 1980 he started as Director of Administrative and Commercial Affairs of Doğan Journalism Co. (Doğan Gazetecilik A.Ş.) where he later became Deputy General Manager. Ali Rıza Temuroğlu later joined the Doğan Group of Companies in 1993, where he was appointed to the positions of Deputy Financial Coordinator, Secretary General, and Consultant.

Mehmet Erol Çamur was born in 1966 in Arguvan, Malatya. He finished his early schooling and his university education in Ankara. He is a graduate of Ankara University, School of Political Sciences (1986). Between 1986 – 1995 Erol Çamur served as Inspector on the Tax Inspectors’ Board of the Turkish Ministery of Finance.

In the years 1995 -2000, Mehmet Erol Çamur worked as administrator in the private sector. In 2000 he started working for the Doğan Group where he undertook the financial coordination of the various companies of the Group. Currently, he is on the Boards of Directors of many companies under the umbrella of the Doğan Group of Companies and also serves as Financial Coordinator

Ertuğrul Özkök is a graduate Ankara University, Higher School of Press and Media Studies of the Department of Political Sciences. Özkök  worked one year as a correspondent for Turkish State Radio and Television Network - TRT. He then went to France where he got his PhD in Communication Sciences. On his return, he joined the faculty of Hacettepe University. After earning the title of Associate Professor in 1986, he left the academic world to join Hürriyet Daily as representative of Hürriyet  at  Ankara, and later, at Moscow .
  
Ertuğrul Özkök continued his career as Editor-in-Chief of Hürriyet. Currently, he is a columnist for Hürriyet.

Özkök is also the author of books:  Art, Communications, and Power (Sanat, İletişim ve İktidar - 1982), Dismentaling of Masses (Kitlelerin Çözülüşü - 1984), Good-by Rebellion (Elveda Başkaldırı - 1987), Stalin’s Baroque  (Stalin Baroku - 1989),  In Extra Time  (Artakalan Zamanda - 1997),  and Strange  (Tuhaf - 2010).

Born in 1936 as a member of a well-known family in Kelkit, Aydin Dogan got his elementary and secondary school education in Kelkit and finished high-school in Erzincan. Between 1958-61, he attended Istanbul Economy and Commerce Academy where his leadership qualities were first recognized helping him to become the Student Community Leader.

In 1959, he got registered in Mecidiyekoy Tax Office and started his professional life trading construction equipment, as well as passenger and commercial vehicles.

Mr. Dogan founded his first industrial company in 1974 and joined both the Assembly and the Administrative Board of Istanbul Chamber of Commerce. In the years that followed, he served as a board member in the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey.

Mr. Dogan became a publisher with the acquisition of the daily newspaper Milliyet in 1979. With the addition of the prestigious daily newspaper Hürriyet in 1994, he intensified his presence in the media. Between 1986 and 1996, he served as the head of the Association of Turkish Newspaper Publishers. In 2004, Mr. Doğan became the first elected Turkish Deputy Chairperson of WAN - World Association of Newspapers.

In 1999, was awarded Turkey's Outstanding Service Medal by the Turkish Government. He received four honorary doctorates in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005 respectively from Girne American University, Eagean University, Baku State University and Marmara University.

He establlished Aydın Doğan Foundation in 1996, bringing the social, cultural, educational and scientific activities of the Doğan Group under the same umbrella. To date, numerous schools, dormitories, sports halls and parks have been built and named after him and family members. 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.

Since 1977, Mr. Dogan has been the top taxpayer registered with the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce several times. Out of this company founded with three employees in 1961, he created one of Turkey's top three largest conglomerates with over 20,000 employees.

Mr. Doğan is married with four children and seven grandchildren.

Abbas Güçlü is a graduate of Gazi University, School of Technical Education. He has been with Milliyet Daily for 24 years. Currently, he is  Milliyet’s Education Editor and a columnist. Abbas Güçlü prepared and presented educational progams such as Endless Race (Sonsuz Yarış)  at Turkish State Radio-Television Network -TRT, People’s Agenda (Halkın Gündemi)  and Report Card (Karne) at  Kanal D tv, as well as  Positive Education (Pozitif Eğitim) at  CNN Turk . For the last six years he has been preparing and presenting the program called Young Look(Genç Bakış).

Abbas Güçlü prepared  and presented news and educational programs during the early years of Radio D and Radio Foreks. He studied the educational systems of approximately 40 countries locally. For over 10 years he has been teaching Applied Journalism and Research Journalism at Marmara University, School of Communication.

Abbas Güçlü has been named many times as  “Journalist of the Year”. The Young Look  (Genç Bakış) program was elected 14 times as “The Best Youth Program and Best Discussion Program” (En İyi Gençlik Programı, En İyi Tartışma Programı).  Güçlü also holds many awards  in the field of education from different universities.