Anadolu Agency
Anadolu Agency (Turkish: Anadolu Ajansı, abbreviated AA) is a state-run[1] press agency in Turkey.[2]
History
The Anadolu Agency was founded in 1920 during the Turkish War of Independence. Journalist Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu and writer Halide Edip, fleeing the occupied capital, met in Geyve and concluded that a new Turkish press agency was needed. The agency was officially launched on April 6, 1920.[3]
Services
Anadolu Agency provides wire news service, an image library, news graphics and video. Its remit is to provide news of Turkey and the Turkish government to the rest of the world.[4] The B2B products are available in English, Turkish, Arabic, Bosnian, Kurdish, Russian and French among others. The agency aims to deliver its products in 11 languages as of 2020. It has a network of reporters in 81 countries. The products offered are available by subscription or purchase.
International cooperation
AA exchanges stories, graphics and other products with the following international news agencies and image providers:
- Agence France-Presse (France)
- Getty Images (USA)
- Associated Press (USA)
- ITAR TASS (Russia)
- Deutsche Presse-Agentur (Germany)
- EFE (Spain)
- Islamic Republic News Agency (Iran)
- Xinhua News Agency (China)
- Kyodo News (Japan)
References
- ↑ "Turkey’s Anadolu agency threatens to sue 2 British editors". Todays Zaman. 10 April 2014.
- ↑ "Anadolu Agency". Agence France-Press. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ↑ "History". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ↑ Yediyıldız, Elif Merve (13 April 2014). "Anadolu Agency: Linking Turkey and the World". Daily Sabah.