Vuslat Doğan Sabancı

Vuslat Doğan Sabancı
Born	1971 (age 50–51) Istanbul, Turkey
Alma mater	Bilkent University, Columbia University
Occupation	Philanthropist, business leader
Known for	Founder of , Vice President of
Spouse(s)	Ali İsmail Sabancı
Children	2
Parent(s)	Aydın Doğan

Vuslat Doğan Sabancı, former publisher of newspapers in Turkey, is a leader in civil society and business world. She is the Vice Chair of Aydin Dogan Foundation, the board member of Dogan Group of Companies and Hepsiburada the e-commerce platform of Turkey. She is a self taught contemprory artist as well as the founder of Vuslat Foundation, a global initiative committed to create a culture of generous listening to oneself to the other and to nature.

Career[]

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Vuslat Doğan Sabancı is a prominent leader in the business world and civil society. Between 1996 and 2018 she worked at Hürriyet Publishing, the leading newspaper publishing group of Turkey. In the last ten years of her time in Hurriyet, she served as its chair of the board of directors. While leading a major digital transformation of the company, she also spearheaded the creation of an editorial policy that brought attention to the issues of gender equality and human rights. With the “No! To Domestic Violence” campaign, which she initiated in 2004, a major taboo was broken in Turkey. She also established the first ever 24/7 Turkish domestic violence hotline which is still in operation.

In 2020, Ms. Doğan Sabancı established Vuslat Foundation (www.vuslatfoundation.org), Turkey's first and only global philanthropic initiative. The foundation aims to put the skill of generous listening— hearing beyond words— to oneself, others and nature at the center of all our connections by 2030. In line with this mission, the foundation supports academic research regarding listening, creates awareness through work with artists and storytellers and develops generous listening practices for youth and civil society.

The foundation, which was invited as a special project partner to the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale, is presenting the well-known Italian artist Giuseppe Penone's monumental installation “The Listener” to art lovers from May 22- November 21, 2021 to draw attention to generous listening as part of the biennale's theme “How Will We Live Together?”.

Vuslat holds a BA degree in economics from Bilkent University and completed her graduate studies in International Relations and Media at Columbia University, in New York. Currently, she is a Member of the Board of Directors of Doğan Group, Hepsi Emlak and Hepsiburada. She is the Vice President of Aydın Doğan Foundation which promotes girls education and women empowerment in Turkey. She serves as a member of the Columbia University Global Leadership Council. She is a member of the Board of Leaders at the Leaders for Peace. Vuslat is a lifetime honorary board member of the International Press Institute (IPI), supporting freedom of expression and media globally. She is a Founding Board Member of Endeavor Turkey, an NGO cultivating high-impact entrepreneurship, a founding member of Turkish Businesswomen Association (TIKAD) and an active member of the Ashoka Support Network in Turkey. She is also a Board Member of Global Relations Forum (GIF/GRF), and a member of the Global Philanthropy Circle Members of Synergos.

Social involvement[]

Vuslat Doğan Sabancı has also evolved into a strong voice for human rights and especially issues revolving around gender equality in Turkey, by investing in such topics in Hürriyet. A law was enacted on domestic violence following an eight-year effort on her part through the “No More Domestic Violence” campaign she has initiated while she waş the chief executive officer of Hürriyet.^[1]

Vuslat Doğan Sabancı also helped establish a platform to gather all Non Profit Organisations formed around issues concerning women under the same roof, and function as a pressure lobby to ensure more women could be voted into the Parliament, prior to the General Elections in 2010. As a consequence of this effort, the number of female MPs rose to 78 after the 2011 elections, from 48.^[2]

Memberships[]

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Vuslat Doğan Sabancı is the Board Member of Leaders for Peace. She is a lifetime honorary board member of the International Press Institute (IPI), supporting freedom of expression and media globally. She serves on the advisory board of Columbia University's Global Centers, as well as, on the Columbia Global Leadership Council. She is a member of the Board of Leaders at the Leaders for Peace. She is a Founding Board Member of Endeavor Turkey, an NGO cultivating high-impact entrepreneurship, a founding member of Turkish Businesswomen Association (TIKAD) and an active member of the Ashoka Support Network in Turkey. She is also a Board Member of Global Relations Forum (GIF/GRF), and a member of the Global Philanthropy Circle Members of Synergos.

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