Printing Operations and Printing Centers (DPC)

Hürriyet is printed at Doğan Printing Center (DPC) facilities in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Adana, Antalya, Trabzon and Frankfurt.

Doğan Printing Centers (DPC) refers to the newspaper production facilities printing all newspapers under Doğan Medya Group. Operating under Hürriyet, Doğan Printing Centers are located in six cities in Turkey, with one other facility in Germany.

Hürriyet is printed at DPC facilities in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Adana, Antalya, Trabzon and Frankfurt. In addition to Hürriyet and its supplements, these printing facilities also provide services to other companies regardless of whether they are part of the group.
Furthermore, Doğan Printing Centers also print weekly and monthly periodicals and other newspaper and supplements of non-group companies on a contractual basis. As the unparalleled leader in the field in Turkey, Doğan Printing Center facilities also rank among the top organizations in the worldwide newspaper industry in terms of technology, production techniques, equipment pools and production volumes.

DPC Istanbul
With a covered space of 18,000 square meters and a storage area of 15,000 square meters, Istanbul DPC is the largest newspaper printing center in Turkey. In terms of the equipment pool and capacity, DPC Istanbul also ranks among the three largest printing centers in Europe. The installed transformer capacity is 10,000 KVA and the existing generator capacity is 11,000 KVA. Daily paper consumption at the facility is between 280 and 380 tons; monthly ink consumption ranges between 160 and 180 tons. DPC Istanbul accounts for 49% of the total printing output.

DPC Ankara
With the second largest area after DPC Istanbul, the DPC Ankara Facility extends over an area of approximately 58,000 square meters - including 16,000 square meters of covered space - located by the Esenboğa Airport Road. The facility is of steel construction; the installed transformer capacity is 4,500 KVA and existing generator capacity is 4,500 KVA. DPC Ankara Facility accounts for 17% of the total printing output.

DPC Izmir
DPC Izmir Facility moved into its new premises in January 2007. The new facility is 20 kilometers from Izmir city center and two kilometers from Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport. The facilities extend over an area of approximately 35,000 square meters with a covered area of approximately 16,000 square meters and 12,000 square meters of green space. The total installed power capacity of the facility is five MVA. There are two 2,500 KVA transformers and two power generators of 2,000 KVA and 2,500 KVA. DPC Izmir Facility accounts for 15% of the total printing output.

DPC Adana
As a result of the upgrade and renovation at Hürriyet’s Adana Facility, DPC Adana started print production in a total covered area of 5,800 square meters, established on a plot of approximately 11,000 square meters. The installed transformer capacity of the facility is 2,000 KVA and existing generator capacity is 1,600 KVA. DPC Adana Facility accounts for 9% of the total printing output.

DPC Antalya
DPC Antalya Facility consists of a total covered area of 4,900 square meters on a plot of approximately 11,000 square meters. The transformer capacity of the facility is 2,000 KVA, with existing generator capacity of 1,600 KVA. DPC Antalya Facility accounts for 6% of the total printing output.

DPC Trabzon
The first facility to be founded during the organization of Doğan Printing Centers, the DPC Trabzon Facility is situated on a plot of approximately 24,000 square meters, with 3,500 square meters of covered area. The installed transformer capacity of the facility is 1,000 KVA and existing generator capacity is 1,054 KVA. DPC Trabzon Facility accounts for 4% of the total printing output.