Anadolu Agency

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Anadolu Agency
Anadolu Ajansı
Key people
Serdar Karagöz (Director-General, Chairman of the Board)
Number of employees
3,800
Websitewww.aa.com.tr/en/

Anadolu Agency (Turkish: Anadolu Ajansı, lit. 'Anatolia Agency'; abbreviated AA) is a state-run[1][2] news agency headquartered in Ankara, Turkey.[3]

History

The Anadolu Agency was founded in 1920 during the

Turkish Grand National Assembly convened for the first time. It announced the first legislation passed by the Assembly, which established the Republic of Turkey.[5]

After the Justice and Development Party (AKP) took power, AA and the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) were both restructured to more closely reflect the administration line. According to a 2016 academic article, "these public news producers, especially during the most recent term of the AKP government, have been controlled by officials from a small network close to the party leadership."[6]

Anadolu Agency is an active member of the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA).[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Syria war: Rebels 'withdraw heavy weapons from Idlib buffer zone', BBC News (October 8, 2018): "Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency..."
  2. ^ Turkish Employee of US Consulate to Remain in Custody, Associated Press (March 28, 2019): "the state-run Anadolu Agency reported."
  3. ^ "UN journalists visit Anadolu Agency headquarters". AA. 5 May 2017.
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  5. ^ "History". Anadolu Agency. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
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  7. ^ "EANA Member Agencies". www.newsalliance.org. Retrieved 2023-04-18.

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