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 sila u Turskoj da bi uticao na politička zbivanja -- kao što je pokazao 1996. godine, kada je agresivna kampanja u njegovim novinama i televizijama pomogla da se ubrza pad nekadašnjeg premijera Nečmetina Erbakana.