Touker Suleyman joined the regular Dragons' Den panel in 2015 after Duncan Bannatyne's departure.
Touker Suleyman is a British-Turkish-Cypriot entrepreneur and investor whose business background includes fashion, manufacturing, retail, and property. He became a Dragon in series 13, replacing the space on the panel left by Duncan Bannatyne.
His investment interests reflect his experience in consumer brands and supply chains. On the programme, Suleyman has often examined how products are made, how they reach customers, and whether a founder’s valuation is supported by sales and margins. His arrival was part of a broader period in which the panel gained newer investors.
The timing is easy to mix up with later additions such as Tej Lalvani and Sara Davies. Suleyman joined in 2015, while those investors entered in subsequent series. He is also distinct from Richard Farleigh, who was an earlier Dragon and invested in Levi Roots’s sauce.