Other Activities

D-Marin Turgutreis International Classical Music Festival

The Doğuş Group continues to contribute to and provide support for the development of classical music. It strives to both ensure its access to a wider section of the population and help Turkish artists produce world-class pieces.

Organized in Bodrum since 2005 by the Doğuş Group, the D-Marin Turgutreis International Classical Music Festival highlights support extended to the development of diverse forms of music. In 2007, the Festival took place between August 30th-September 2nd, hosting various valuable artists both from Turkey and other countries including Gülsin Onay, Han-Na Chang, Shlomo Mintz, Kit Armstrong and Mirjam Tschopp.

D-Marin Turgutreis International Classical Music Festival will take place on 22 - 25 August

Darüşşafaka Ayhan Şahenk Sport Complex

Since 2006, the Doğuş Group has been supporting the sports facilities at the Darüşşafaka Center in Maslak, İstanbul, one of Turkey’s most established educational institutions in Turkey. Operating under the name Ayhan Şahenk Darüşşafaka Sport Complex, the facility is designed as a multi-purpose complex hosting a range of artistic and cultural activities, in addition to sports events to world-class standards. The Doğuş Group will maintain its support to the Darüşşafaka facilities well into the next decade.

Santral İstanbul

Incorporation with Istanbul Bilgi University, the Doğuş Group had become the strategic founding partner of the international modern art museum and cultural center, Santral İstanbul in 2006. Santral İstanbul, the first power station of the Ottoman Empire, opened as a venue for cultural activities in September 2007.