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A Turkish media boss broke a record, paying the highest tax in 2009.

Aydin Dogan, owner of Dogan Media including Hurriyet and Milliyet, paid 19.1 million Turkish liras (TL) (12.7 billion USD) of tax in 2009 and topped other Turkish citizens paying the highest taxes.

According to figures of Tax Income Administration, 86 of 100 top tax payers are from Istanbul, eight are from Ankara, three from Izmir, and one each from Bursa, Isparta and Kocaeli.

Aydin Dogan was the second citizen who paid the highest tax in 2008 with 12.1 million TL (8.06 million USD).

The second Turkish citizen who paid the highest taxes in 2009 was Salvo Taragano, the chairman of the Executive Board of Kurtulus Factoring. He paid 15.6 million TL (10.4 million USD).

Last year's tax record holder, Rahmi Koc was this year's third tax payer with 11.1 million TL (7.4 million USD).

Below are the top 50 tax payers in 2009. One USD is equal to 1.506 TL:

NAME/SURNAME TAX PAID (TL) PROVINCE
     1 Aydin Dogan 19.161.631,50 Istanbul
     2 Salvo Taragano 15.614.144,46 Istanbul
     3 Mustafa Rahmi Koc 11,160,788,98 Ankara
     4 Semahat Sevim Arsel 9.587.634,98 Istanbul
     5 Wants to remain unanimous 7.986.148,99 Istanbul
     6 Mustafa Vehbi Koc 7.312.597,03 Istanbul
     7 Hamit Cankut Bagana 7.312.597,03 Istanbul
     8 Suna Kirac 6.841.142,78 Istanbul
     9 Nezih Barut 6.658.948,44 Istanbul
     10 Husnu Mustafa Ozyegin 6.488.220,27 Istanbul
     11 Nesrin Esirtgen 5.950.806,50 Istanbul
     12 Mehmet Oguz Gursel 5.950.806,50 Ankara
     13 Mehmet Omer Koc 5.733.688,53 Istanbul
     14 Guner Zeynep Yuceer 5.616.881,31 Istanbul
     15 Yildirim Ali Koc 5.603.005,43 Istanbul
     16 Turgay Ciner 5.287.421,07 Istanbul
     17 wants to stay unanimous 5.225.161,35 Istanbul
     18 Murat Ulker 4.027.010,85 Istanbul
     19 declined to be identified 4.013.433,81 Kocaeli
     20 Ahmed Pekin 4.010.684,06 Istanbul
     21 Sarik Tara 3.944.858,94 Istanbul
     22 Arzuhan Yalcindag 3.910.556,85 Istanbul
     23 declined to be identified 3.718.681,80 Istanbul
     24 Izzet Bayraktar 3.613.364,75 Istanbul
     25 Hanzade Vasfiye Dogan 3.552.656,65 Istanbul
     26 declined to be identified 3.545.797,76 Istanbul
     27 Begumhan Dogan Faralyali 3.537.090,05 Istanbul
     28 Vuslat Sabanci 3.495.378,80 Istanbul
     29 declined to be identified 3.460.088,44 Istanbul
     30 Ahsen Ozokur 3.433.542,06 Istanbul
     31 Isil Dogan 3.387.825,90 Istanbul
     32 declined to be identified 3.269.894,72 Istanbul
     33 declined to be identified 3.214.035,65 Istanbul
     34 declined to be identified 3.210.359,27 Istanbul
     35 Mehmet Fatih Karamanci 3.202.392,52 Istanbul
     36 Ali Ibrahimagaoglu 3.201.981,64 Istanbul
     37 Bulent Bulgurlu 3.183.881,78 Istanbul
     38 declined to be identified 3.160.298,37 Istanbul
     39 Sait Koc 3.073.647,05 Ankara
     40 declined to be identified 3.018.054,83 Istanbul
     41 Hatice Bayraktar 2.999.267,49 Istanbul
     42 declined to be identified 2.872.513,18 Istanbul
     43 Serra Sabanci 2.865.273,80 Istanbul
     44 declined to be identified 2.770.260,93 Istanbul
     45 Ali Acun Ilicali 2.668.432,33 Istanbul
     46 Suzan Sabanci Dincer 2.647.096,97 Istanbul
     47 declined to be identified 2.628.232,49 Istanbul
     48 Ahmet Sedid Kurutluoglu 2.602.349,61 Istanbul
     49 Recep Gencer 2.592.767,12 Istanbul
     50 declined to be identified 2.568.791,17 Istanbul
    
     Below is the list of tax record holders of the last ten years:
    
     YEAR TAX RECORD HOLDER
     2009 Aydin Dogan-Istanbul
     2008 Rahmi Koc-Ankara
     2007 Aydin Dogan-Istanbul
     2006 Demir Sabanci-Istanbul
     2005 Aydin Dogan-Istanbul
     2004 Talip Kahraman-Ankara
     2003 Talip Kahraman-Ankara
     2002 Cemil Ozgur-Ankara
     2001 Aydin Dogan-Istanbul
     2000 Demir Sabanci-Istanbul
 

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