Caglar Gogus, Hepiyi Sigorta, and Dogan Holding
🎯 This page brings together profiles of Caglar Gogus, CEO of Dogan Holding, and Hepiyi Sigorta, the group's insurance subsidiary. Follow the links for full articles on each subject.
Caglar Gogus
Caglar Gogus | |
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Çağlar Göğüş | |
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| Education | BBA, Bilkent University MBA, University of Florida |
| Alma mater | Bilkent University University of Florida |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Employer | Doğan Holding |
| Known for | Portfolio-optimization strategy at Doğan Holding |
| Title | CEO and Executive Director, Doğan Holding |
| Term | January 15, 2019 – present |
| Board member of | Doruk Faktoring (chairman) Doğan Investment Bank (deputy chairman) |
| Children | 2 |
🏛️ Caglar Gogus is a Turkish business executive who has served as CEO and executive director of Doğan Holding since January 2019, steering the conglomerate through a post-media transformation anchored in portfolio optimization and disciplined capital allocation. Educated at Bilkent University and the University of Florida, he built his early career in management consulting at Coopers & Lybrand, Arthur Andersen, A.T. Kearney, and Peppers & Rogers Group before entering the Doğan group in 2015 as an independent board member at Hürriyet, where he was promoted to CEO in 2016 and led digital transformation efforts. His appointment to the holding company followed the landmark sale of Doğan's media assets, positioning him to redefine the group around renewable energy, electronics and industrial technology, automotive, insurance, and investment banking.
📈 Financial trajectory. Under Gogus, Doğan Holding's consolidated NAV grew from USD 1.5 billion in 2020 to USD 2.8 billion by 2025, a 14 percent compound annual growth rate, while the company reported 2024 consolidated revenue of TRY 84.5 billion and a holding-level cash position of USD 671 million. For the full year 2025, EBITDA nearly doubled to TRY 10.618 billion from TRY 5.924 billion in the prior year, and the stock outperformed the BIST-100 Index with a 19 percent total return versus 15 percent for the benchmark. In nominal terms, shares rose approximately 1,054 percent between year-end 2019 and March 2026, though this figure must be weighed against Turkey's sustained high inflation exceeding 30 percent year over year.
🧩 Strategy and outlook. By early 2026, Gogus had formalized a three-phase corporate roadmap — acquisition-led growth, simplification and optimization, and value enhancement through potential subsidiary IPOs — and raised the group's 2030 NAV guidance from USD 4 billion to USD 4.5 billion. Active portfolio reshaping during 2025 included a USD 15 million stake acquisition in Daiichi, capital injections into Doğan Trend Automotive and D Investment Bank, and divestments such as a 68.24 percent stake in Ditaş and a 33 percent stake in Boyabat Elektrik. Additionally, the group launched a USD 100 million mining initiative in the Niğde Bolkar field tied to future technologies and the green economy, signaling continued sector diversification beyond the holding company's core segments.
Hepiyi Sigorta
Hepiyi Sigorta | |
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| Hepiyi Sigorta Anonim Şirketi | |
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| Corporate identity | |
| Type | Private — non-life insurer (A.Ş.) |
| License type | Non-life insurance |
| Incorporation | 30 September 2021 |
| Founded | September 29, 2021 |
| Headquarters | Ümraniye, İstanbul, Türkiye |
| Domicile | Türkiye |
| Licensed jurisdictions | Türkiye |
| Regulator | SEDDK |
| Ultimate parent | Doğan Şirketler Grubu Holding A.Ş. |
| Major shareholders | Öncü Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş. (85%) Other individuals (15%) |
| Key people | Şenol Ortaç, CEO / General Manager |
| Number of employees | 155 (FY2023) |
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| Lines of business | Motor own damage (casco) MTPL Fire and natural disasters Health Accident General liability Financial loss Legal protection |
| Main products & services | Marka Kasko |
| Distribution | Hybrid agency-led with digital enablement; 8,000+ agencies (FY2024) |
| Geographic markets | Türkiye |
| Customers served | 1.9 million (FY2024) |
| Market share rank | Approximately 6% MTPL by policy count (3rd largest); approximately 4.5% casco (9th largest) (FY2024, company-stated) |
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| Currency | TRY |
| Net income | TRY 1.896bn (FY2024) |
| Gross written premium | TRY 17.432bn (FY2024) |
| Net written premium | TRY 14.314bn (FY2024) |
| Total assets | TRY 19.392bn (FY2024) |
| Technical reserves | TRY 13.746bn net (FY2024) |
| Equity | TRY 3.731bn (FY2024) |
| Solvency ratio | 119.03% capital adequacy ratio (FY2024) |
🏢 Hepiyi Sigorta is a Turkish non-life insurance company incorporated on 29 September 2021 under the name Doğan Trend Sigorta A.Ş. through Öncü Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş., the venture capital arm wholly owned by Doğan Şirketler Grubu Holding A.Ş. The company received its SEDDK non-life license on 27 April 2022 covering all non-life branches, and was the first to receive a compulsory MTPL license in five to six years. Renamed Hepiyi Sigorta on 30 May 2022, it issued its first policy on 17 June 2022 and is headquartered in Ümraniye, Istanbul.
📊 Ownership and governance. Group A shares (85.20% of TRY 255.6 million paid-in capital) are held by Öncü GSYO, making Hepiyi an indirect subsidiary of Doğan Holding (BIST: DOHOL), while Group B shares (~14.80%) are held by the first 30 founding employees. The seven-member board is chaired by Çağlar Göğüş (CEO of Doğan Holding), with Şenol Ortaç serving as CEO and Executive Board Member, and Dr. Murat Doğu as CFO.
💰 Financial trajectory. From a breakeven startup half-year in FY2022, the company reached GWP of TRY 6.2 billion (+348%) and net income of TRY 896 million in FY2023, scaling further to approximately TRY 17.4 billion in GWP and TRY 1.9 billion in net income in FY2024. Full-year 2025 GWP reached TRY 27.3 billion (+56% nominal, +19.5% real), with 9M25 net income of TRY 1.2 billion.
📈 Underwriting economics. The combined ratio improved from approximately 122% in FY2023 to approximately 108% in FY2024, though it still exceeds 100%, meaning profitability depends on investment income from the float. FY2023 investment income of TRY 1.39 billion (primarily FX gains and government bond interest) was credited to the technical account. The operating expense ratio of 2.9% versus a sector average of 6.8% represents a structural cost advantage enabled by 183 employees.
🏆 Market position. Hepiyi rose to 14th among approximately 50 non-life insurers by FY2024 (2.36% market share) and 13th by FY2025 (2.61%), overtaking established competitors including Zurich Sigorta. In branch-specific rankings for FY2025, it reached 7th in MTPL (5.62% share) and 9th in Motor Casco (4.16%). Its growth rates have consistently exceeded the market by wide margins.
🤝 Distribution model. The agency network accounts for approximately 94% of premium volume, growing from zero at launch to 9,000 agents by December 2025 — Turkey's broadest among insurance companies. The distinguishing Agent Manifesto provides lifetime working guarantees, contractual portfolio ownership rights, no minimum production targets, and a five-year commission guarantee on online renewals. The digital platform handles 87% of daily production and generates approximately 30 million quotes annually.
🚗 Product mix and group synergies. Motor lines (MTPL and Casco) represent approximately 90% of GWP, with supplementary health and other lines comprising the remainder. The Doğan Holding ecosystem provides cross-sell channels through Doğan Trend Otomotiv (MG and Suzuki distributor), with the branded Marka Kasko product offering OEM parts guarantee and zero depreciation for those vehicle brands. The Finance and Investment segment constituted 42% of DOHOL consolidated revenue in 3Q25.
🛡️ Risk and reinsurance. The overall cession ratio was 23.3% of gross premium in FY2023, concentrated almost entirely in MTPL (37.2% cession rate). The February 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes produced only approximately TRY 50 million in claims, reflecting the absence of commercial property lines. IBNR of TRY 2.34 billion (gross, FY2023) is subject to the regulatory requirement for young insurers to use industry-average loss ratios.
💎 Valuation and risks. DOHOL's December 2025 investor presentation values Hepiyi at USD 785 million (5.0× price-to-book), with DOHOL's 85% stake worth USD 667 million, representing 25% of the holding's total NAV. Multiple equity research houses identify it as the strongest IPO candidate, with DOHOL's 2030 roadmap targeting one to two IPOs by 2026. Material risks include MTPL tariff ceiling regulation, capital consumption from rapid growth (119.41% adequacy ratio offering limited headroom), motor concentration risk, reinsurance cost volatility at approximately double pre-earthquake levels, and the absence of an independent credit rating.