Ali Sabancı

Prominent Turkish businessman Ali Sabancı and his wife, Vuslat Doğan Sabancı, sustained serious injuries in a maritime incident near Leros island in the Dodecanese while on vacation.

Ali Sabanci, the chairman of the company that owns Turkey's low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines, was injured in a boat accident while vacationing in Greece, the company said Friday. His wife, businesswoman Vuslat Dogan Sabanci, was also injured.

A statement from Esas Holding did not provide details on their conditions but media reports said the two were seriously hurt.

The 21st Aydın Doğan Award was granted to Turkish contemporary painter Neş'e Erdok on May 9 at a ceremony. 

Hürriyet chairwoman Vuslat Doğan Sabancı has announced that she will take a break from her post, which she has retained for seven years, in her first interview with the daily in a career that spanned 20 years.

Finding ways to live together is the key to achieving global peace, Hürriyet chairwoman and Aydın Doğan Foundation Vice President Vuslat Doğan Sabancı said on Oct. 20, speaking at a panel on Islamophobia organized by the Doğan Group in Washington.