Dogan has become a powerful enough force in the country to affect political outcomes -- as he demonstrated in 1996, when a sustained campaign in his newspapers and TV channels helped speed the downfall of former Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan.
Dogan je postao dovoljno moćna snaga u zemlji glede utjecaja na političke ishode -- što je i pokazao 1996. godine, kada je neprestana kampanja u njegovim listovima i na TV kanalima pomogla ubrzanju pada bivšeg premijera Necmettina Erbakana.