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FOREWORD
Anadolu Agency was founded ahead of the proclamation of the
Republic of Turkey to spread Anatolia’s voice around the world
during the War of Independence.
Since it began reporting on April 6, 1920, Anadolu Agency has
witnessed every significant moment in Turkey’s development.
As the backbone of Turkey’s media, Anadolu Agency has, step by
step, become one of the world’s most efficient international news
agencies.
With English, Arabic, Bosnian, Russian, Kurdish, French, Albanian,
Persian, Macedonian as well as Turkish output, Anadolu Agency has
reached its remarkable position through increased investment in the
latest technology as well as the effective use of social media.
Disseminating developments in the Turkish and world economies to
its subscribers via the AA Finance News Terminal, the agency also
keeps its finger on the energy markets through the Energy News
Terminal.
As a first in the Turkish media sector, Anadolu Agency also trains
qualified staff for both the agency and other media outlets at the
AA News Academy.
We are proud to declare that Anadolu Agency supplies all the content
and images the national and international media needs.
With this in mind, the agency is moving towards its mission to
become a global news agency within the scope of its “Centennial
Vision”.
Senol KAZANCI
Chairman of the Board and
Director General
HISTORY
From its foundation to the present
necessary to found “an agency organization” in Ankara
as soon as possible. They agreed to name the agency
The history of Anadolu Agency (AA) is almost identical to
“Anadolu Agency.”
that of the Republic of Turkey. Having been founded on
April 6, 1920, 17 days before the Turkish Grand National
It was proposed to establish Anadolu Agency at the “School
Assembly convened for the first time, Anadolu Agency
of Agriculture,” which also housed Mustafa Kemal Ataturk’s
helped announce the first legislation by the Assembly that
headquarters. On April 6th, 1920, Anadolu Agency was
established the Republic. Anadolu Agency witnessed all
founded. Anadolu Agency carried out a difficult task during
stages of the National Struggle, the War of Liberation and
the War of Liberation, informing the Turkish population
the reforms of the Republic.
about what was happening in the rest of the world. AA also
struggled against the submissive attitude of some foreign
After Istanbul came under occupation on March 16, 1920
and Turkish newspapers in Istanbul. The newly founded
and the Ottoman parliament was annulled, Mustafa Kemal
agency also had to defend the National Struggle in front of
Ataturk called on all provinces to hold elections for a new
the world, inform the world public opinion about Turkey’s
parliament to be established in Ankara. Several intellectuals,
rightful demands and act carefully against the tricks of
who realized that they could not stay in Istanbul any longer,
some circles.
tried to join the National Struggle. This development paved
the way for foundation of Anadolu Agency.
After Ataturk assigned some of his closest friends to turn
Anadolu Agency into a Western news agency, Anadolu
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Those intellectuals left Istanbul and went to Ankara in two
Agency Corporation was established on March 1, 1925.
convoys. Journalist Yunus Nadi (Abalioglu) and writer
Anadolu Agency acquired an autonomous status with
Halide Edip (Adivar) met in Geyve on March 31st. During
an unexampled organizational chart even in the Western
their meeting at the train station, they decided that it was
countries in those days.
HISTORY
EDITORIAL GuidelInes
Anadolu Agency has established broadcasting principles
abides by the broadcast bans imposed by legal authorities.
regarding coverage of terrorist attacks, acts of violence and
• Tries not to report the names of those who lost their lives in
natural disasters.
accidents, disasters or acts of terror before their next of kin
Anadolu Agency;
are informed.
• Acts responsibly in covering terrorism, acts of violence
• Accepts the sanctity of human life and avoids running
and natural disasters bearing in mind the public interest in
pictures or video footage that will hurt the dignity of victims
full and accurate reporting, universal human rights, national
and cause further suffering to their families.
security and public order.
• Will respect - in covering wars, conflicts, terrorism and
• Refuses to publish stories or visual material that will be
disasters - the privacy and dignity of the dead regardless of
deemed discriminatory on the basis of class, race, language,
who they are.
religion, gender, and region that will generate feelings of
• Avoids publishing graphic pictures and video of executions,
hostility among people and further incite them to violence
killing of people.
and terror.
• Does not transmit close-up shots of dead or wounded
• Abstains from all sorts of reporting that will generate
and mutilated bodies, limbs degrading human dignity and
feelings of hatred, fear, chaos, hostility and panic among
causing psychological distress in public.
people.
• Avoids reporting that will directly or indirectly serve
• Takes great care about the quality and style of its stories
terrorist organizations; and accordingly does not use their
that they do not encourage violence, spread fear, traumatize,
rhetoric, language, jargon, images and symbols that will help
damage the principles of equality and justice, degrade
their propaganda.
human dignity and foster discrimination.
• Will not transmit sensational and shocking news and
• Covers stories of terrorism and acts of violence without
images captured by its staff in any natural disaster, violence
exaggeration, based on reliable information and as far as is
or act of terror that would be damaging to public order and
possible having them confirmed by authorized sources; and
solidarity.
EDITORIAL GuidelInes
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NEW YORK
SOURCE OF
RELIABLE
NEWS
Anadolu Agency is one of the most prominent news agencies in
the world. As a source of reliable news, AA produces more than
2,000 news, about 2,000 photos and 250 videos each day with
its 95-year experience and reporter network in 86 countries
across the world. The agency offers news wires in ten languages.
As a “witness of time”, Anadolu Agency monitors all newsworthy
developments from politics to culture-art, from economicsfinance to sports, from energy to health, from life to technology,
while abiding by journalistic and ethical principles.
The agency immediately conveys important developments from
the most dynamic regions in the world and makes a difference
with its news and videos from the geographies where journalism
is very difficult to practice.
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SOURCE OF RELIABLE NEWS
Brussel
ANKARA
BEIJING
BAKU
EVERY DAY
2000 NEWS 2000 PHOTOS 250
VIDEOS
10
LANGUAGES
SOURCE OF RELIABLE NEWS
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Anadolu Agency
discusses agenda at
EDITOR’s
DESK
Chaired by AA Board Chairman and Director
General Senol Kazanci, the Editor’s Desk discusses
national and international developments in
a meeting attended by the agency’s editors,
regional director generals and representatives
from the offices abroad.
The desk is equipped with technological sound
and video systems, with a live connection from
100 different locations.
The Editor’s Desk also hosts cabinet ministers and
many prominent names in field, such as politics
and energy. The editors address questions to the
guests and receive their opinions regarding the
agenda. In addition, the desk serves as a “Crisis
Management Desk” during emergency situations.
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EDITOR’s DESK
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Offices
86
Countries
GLOBAL STRUCTURING
INTERNATIONAL STRUCTURING
Anadolu Agency conducts its international operations via five separate regional directorates around the globe;
Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Asia-Pacific. The agency has about 2,200 personnel from 74 nationalities working in 86 countries.
DOMESTIC STRUCTURING
Anadolu Agency also follows national developments inside Turkey with its widespread network and serves information for public opinion via its subscribers.
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Regional Directorates
70
Offices
GLOBAL STRUCTURING
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WITNESS OF TIME
Anadolu Agency’s news adventure began 95 years ago. As the grandsons of grandfathers who listened to the
“agency’s” news on radios, we are now at a time in which we can access news in the digital age with a click of a
button. We feel proud of being a global news agency, with a network that will witness the every moment on the
seven continents.
The agency’s news is accepted as evidence at courts thanks to its journalistic sense that is based on editorial
guidelines and principles of accuracy. As well as being the incontestable backbone of Turkish media outlets, the
agency serves news with the most striking photos about top incidents such as the Nepal earthquake or the volcanic
eruption in Indonesia, protests and train accident in the U.S., migrant tragedy in Europe, Ebola outbreak in Africa
and developments in the Middle East.
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WITNESS OF TIME
Anadolu Agency takes the pulse of Turkey and the world with its experienced staff, running after news at the cost of
putting their lives into danger regardless of difficult conditions in war, conflict and chaotic regions around the world.
www.aa.com.tr
WITNESS OF TIME
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PHOTOGRAPHS
Anadolu Agency competes with the world’s most
prominent news agencies through its photos and
videos, and takes part in the first ranks as well as
breaks ground in Turkey with its multimedia work.
The agency has Turkey’s best photo-journalists
and cameramen and distributes visual elements
to the world media.
AA robustly announces its voice to the world, while
directing news photographs in Turkey with the
photography projects it holds and photography
shots that create the agenda. It also wins photo
awards each year and receives compliments from
the public thanks to its exhibitions that it holds
inside and outside the country.
As well as its production of 2,000 photos each day,
the agency also presents about 3 million photos
in its archive via the anadoluimages.com website.
In addition, it has begun spreading its photos to
a wide distribution network as a result of photo
distribution agreements with the world’s leading
agencies such as Getty Images, AFP Imageforum,
DPA Scanpix, JIJI Press and VI Images.
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PHOTOGRAPHS
GRAPHICS
Anadolu Agency produces video news
about crashes, wars, elections and
economic data across the world in
three languages and presents them
to its subscribers with infographic
editorial work. In addition, it produces
3D-Visualization and Motion Graphic
videos as well as preparing Turkish and
English informative graphic packages for
international organizations.
VIDEO
Anadolu Agency provides videos
to local, national and international
television channels as well as news
agencies and websites.
In addition to offering its live broadcast
via 3G devices and Global TV to its
national and international subscribers,
the agency also distributes many
news videos, most of which are in HD,
via Getty Images.
GRAPHICS - VIDEO
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ANADOLU IMAGES
Anadolu Agency launched its photo portal
“anadoluimages.com” in November 2014,
through which users can reach and buy
photos online.
Anadolu Images is the biggest online
editorial photo portal in Turkey, the Middle
East and Balkans and contains a rich 95-year
old archive, covering news from around the
world. On this new website, users can explore
the editorial photo archive of the Anadolu
Agency. The archive includes creative stable
images, videos and the most recent pictures
uploaded by news photographers from all
around the world.
www.anadoluimages.com
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ANADOLU IMAGES
ANADOLU IMAGES
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DANIEL BEREHULAK
ISTANBUL PHOTO AWARDS
The first event of “Istanbul Photo Awards”, an international news and photography contest held by Anadolu Agency,
took place in Istanbul in 2014. The contest became popular during “Visa Pour l’Image Perpignan”, one of the most
prominent international photojournalism festivals that is attended by leading photojournalists, news agencies,
newspapers and magazines. Photographers were invited to submit images on www.istanbulphotoawards.com to
be assessed in several categories and around 12,000 photographs were sent from contestants from 104 countries.
The award winners were selected by a jury of international professionals including photo-editors of the world’s
leading media institutes, magazines and newspapers. At the contest, 11 photographers from seven countries were
granted awards at four categories, as well as naming the photo of the year. The agency will continue to meet quality
photos, photographers and photography enthusiasts with the second event of “Istanbul Photo Awards” this year.
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ISTANBUL PHOTO AWARDS
ROMAN VONDROUS
HANGST MATTHIAS
www.istanbulphotoawards.com
ISTANBUL PHOTO AWARDS
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PHOTOS OF THE YEAR
During the vote of Anadolu Agency’s “Photos of The Year” event, a total of 22 distinguished photos in news and life
categories from different geographies such as Syria, Egypt, Palestine, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, the U.S. And
South America were voted on with captions in three languages.
At the end of 35,000 votes cast during December, a photo dubbed as “Farewell to Brother” taken by Ali Hasan from
Palestine in the News category ranked first, whereas in the Life category, Ozkan Bilgin’s “Golden Journey” ranked
first. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also voted in the event, choosing to vote for the “Farewell to Brother”
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ANADOLU AGENCY PHOTOS OF THE YEAR
ALİ HASAN
ÖZKAN BİLGİN
photo in the News category. The photo shows a 9-year-old Palestinian girl named Ansam as she takes the last glance
at her younger brother Sameh Junaid, who was killed in his house by a shell fired from an Israeli tank in Gaza Strip’s
Jabalia Refugee Camp.
The photo “Golden Journey” tells plateau travel of sheep in Kiyiduzuk village located in Tatvan district of eastern
Bitlis province, Turkey.
ANADOLU AGENCY PHOTOS OF THE YEAR
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NEW MEDIA
Anadolu Agency’s New Media presents news, photos
and videos that come to the forefront via various
digital platforms as well as its nine-language official
website. In addition, it publishes news for transportation
vehicles and digital information screens and sends short
messages to its subscribers via SMS about the key
stories of the day.
MOBILE NEWS APPLICATION
Anadolu Agency has renewed its mobile applications
that work on Android and IOS platforms to enable easier
and faster access to news content via smart phones and
started a new iPAD application. Mobile applications are
available in Turkish and English.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Anadolu Agency shares written and visual news content
via social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook,
YouTube, Instagram, Vimeo, Linkedin and Pinterest.
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NEW MEDIA
NEWS ACADEMY
The News Academy was launched in December 2011 to
wars and natural disasters. In addition to AA journalists,
train those who work or want to work in journalism with
reporters, photo-journalists and cameramen from national
analytical thinking, problem solving, establishing effective
and international media outlets get their trainings at the
communication, news writing techniques, taking photos
academy.
and shooting videos. Trainees, who receive the training
programs held by AA’s experienced correspondents and
The Academy also provides the following
globally prestigious journalists, are recruited in media
trainings;
organizations around the world.
• Agency Journalism
WAR JOURNALISM TRAINING
• General Media
War Journalism training is just given at two centers in the
• Agency Reporting in English
world and AA is one of them. Experts from the Turkish
• Diplomacy Reporting
Police Academy and Turkish Armed Forces as well as
• Finance Reporting
AFAD, Turkey’s emergency agency, provide training on
• Photo Reporting
self-defense, protection against attacks and fighting
• Cameraman Training
tough situations while doing journalistic work during
• Energy Journalism in English
NEWS ACADEMY
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Launched in September 2014, Energy News
Terminal, which includes analysis, reports and
news, is a source for Turkish and foreign investors
who want to obtain information about Turkey,
which is a regional energy player at the center
of international energy strategies, and the global
energy sector. The terminal follows the latest
developments about Turkey’s energy ministry and
state-run energy institutes like EPDK, TPAO and
www.aaenergyterminal.com
BOTAS.
Anadolu Agency also supports the terminal with
stories on policy and foreign affairs, and provides
special analysis to users by collaborating with the
leading figures of energy issues at home and the
U.S., Europe, and the Middle East.
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ENERGY NEWS TERMINAL
AA Finance News Terminal provides a special,
complete and continuous news stream that is
composed of instant financial data, news updates
and analysis. It monitors Turkey’s and the world’s
markets, company and market trends. It is a
platform that helps economic circles to take correct
and timely decisions with accurate, fast and special
stories regarding Turkey’s and the region’s general,
economic and political events.
www.aafinans.com
The Finance Desk hosts professionals that direct
Turkey’s finance sector, who provide special
analysis about domestic and international markets.
FINANCE NEWS TERMINAL
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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONS
Anadolu Agency has cooperation agreements
with 60 news agencies across the world. AA is
a member of the Association of Balkan News
Agencies (ABNA), Organization of Asia-Pacific
News Agencies, European Alliance of News
Agencies (EANA), Alliance of Mediterranean
News Agencies (AMAN) and Black Sea
Association
of
National
News
Agencies
(BSANNA). The agency is also a member of
MINDS International (Mobile Information and
News Data Service), which is a leading union
of news agencies and just accepts one news
agency from every country. Thus, it became
part of an international cooperation that
includes prestigious agencies such as Agence
France-Presse (AFP), Associated Press (AP),
DPA, APA, KYODO and Getty Images.
AA PUBLICATIONS
Anadolu Agency published the first almanac in
2006. Now, the annual publication, is printed
in Turkish, English and Arabic since 2012. It is
a key source for all the year’s developments in
Turkey and the world, and covers the period
between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31. The Arabic almanac
includes developments in the Arab world,
while the English almanac covers key events in
the U.S. and Europe. The almanacs also include
the best photos taken by the agency’s photojournalists in 2014.
The agency has also prepared a ‘Handbook
for Journalists’ to contribute in the training
of new generation reporters. Prepared by an
experienced team, the handbook details all
stages of news production with examples,
which bears an importance source for
beginners and those who receive training in
journalism. In the latest effort, the handbook
of War Journalism Training began to take its
place on the shelves.
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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONS – AA PUBLICATIONS
SPONSORSHIPS
Anadolu Agency gets many applications for
sponsorship and cooperation each year and
participates as the ‘Global Communication
Partner’ at key events.
These
sponsorships
help
spread
the
agency’s brand at home and abroad. The
agency determines the sponsorship fields in
accordance with its annual strategy including
energy, finance, sports and culture-arts.
It also grabs the chance of new cooperation by
communicating with the leading companies
and their officials according to the content of
the activity.
SPONSORSHIPS
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CONTENT
MAIN NEWS PACKAGE
MAİN NEWS
The package consists of routine news reports daily on
politics, diplomacy, foreign news, parliament, economy,
business life, education, science, environment, health,
culture, tourism, arts, sports and security.
ECONOMY NEWS PACKAGE
Anadolu Agency broadcasts news daily about the index
of Borsa Istanbul news, general market news, Turkey’s
and world’s financial markets’ news, economic and
financial developments over political events, and the
economy ministry and its institutes’ statements and
activities.
SPORTS NEWS PACKAGE
The package covers football, basketball, volleyball,
handball and wrestling as well as car and bicycle races,
the national and international football teams, their
matches, scores, the football clubs’ press conferences
and announcements.
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MAIN NEWS PACKAGE
EXCLUSIVE NEWS PACKAGE
KURDISH NEWS PACKAGE
The package serves around 100 news reports with a
The package consists of news, photo and video
rich variety from foreign news, economy, sports, politics,
on a daily basis focused on Turkey, the Middle
interviews, analysis, observations, research news, portrait
East and developments from all around the
news, photo-interviews and photographs gallery.
world, in Kurmanci and Sorani dialects.
INTERNET
FRENCH NEWS PACKAGE
It is a package of 150 news prepared by AA editors – from
The package consists of French news on a
politics, health, economy, science-technic, culture-art-life, and
daily basis focused on the developments in
sports - for news websites.
Francophone countries and Turkey.
COMPANY NEWS
ALBANIAN NEWS PACKAGE
It is a package of 15 news items that includes the companies’
It is a package that includes the latest
activities and contributions into the sectors and the general
developments in Albania and Kosovo as well as
economy.
from the Balkans, Europe, Turkey and the world.
ENGLISH NEWS PACKAGE
The package consists of news, photo and video on a daily
basis focused on Turkey, the Middle East and the Balkans and
developments from all around the world. English Bulletin also
includes interviews with experts in the region.
ARABIC NEWS PACKAGE
News, photographs and videos are serviced from the Middle
East, North Africa and Turkey alongside the agenda of the
world covering general news, politics, economics, science,
technology, sports, culture, art, life and health.
BOSNIAN NEWS PACKAGE
News, photographs and videos from the issues dominating
the agenda of Turkey and the world including Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania,
Macedonia and Kosovo are included in this package.
RUSSIAN NEWS PACKAGE
It includes mainly the Caucasia agenda as well as stories
from Europe, Turkey and the world.
MAIN NEWS PACKAGE
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CONTENT
PHOTOGRAPHY NEWS PACKAGES
REGIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
It includes news and activities about social,
political, cultural and economic developments of
the provinces in the selected region as well as the
stories about the central and local administrations
and tourism.
GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY
It includes photographs of high resolution (300 dpi)
from Turkey and the world in all news categories and
from the foreign news agencies Anadolu Agency has
signed agreements with and the photos are published
on has.aa.com.tr.
PREPAID PHOTOGRAPH
It is a package that offers photographs of low
resolution (96 dpi) in a certain number from the
General Photograph package for news websites..
ARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPHS
It is a package where about 3 million news photos are
served online.
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PHOTOGRAPHY NEWS PACKAGES
EPA PHOTOGRAPHS
It is photography agency that is formed by Dutch
ANP, Austria’s APA, Switzerland’s KEYSTONE,
Poland’s PAP and Italian ANSA. Anadolu Agency
has the right of editorial distribution for Turkey,
Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan and provides the
media’s international distribution rights.
ABACA PHOTOGRAPHS
ABACA Press, popular in magazine photos, is an
influential stock photo agency. Anadolu Agency
has the right of editorial distribution of Abaca
Press photos.
VIDEO NEWS
ABACA Press, popular in magazine photos, is an
influential stock photo agency. Anadolu Agency
has the right of editorial distribution of Abaca
Press photos.
MOBILE NEWS PACKAGES
MOBILE WEB NEWS PACKAGE
It is composed of top stories, breaking news and
stories with photos in several categories used on
MOBILE SMS PACKAGE
SMS service provides important news of the day to
subscribers via software and internet portals provided
by GSM operators on health, public, agriculture and
campus issues.
MOBILE PHOTOGRAPH PACKAGE
It is a package that is composed of photos prepared
with various titles and contents and provided for
mobile distribution and websites.
MOBILE VIDEO NEWS PACKAGE
Apple (iPhone & iPad), Android and the agency’s
website.
MOBILE SCREEN PACKAGE
It includes publishing news for information
screens, especially on planes, trains and buses.
MOBILE ANNOUNCEMENT PACKAGE
It includes a news and announcement package on
events, activities and investments of global-scale
companies and corporations. Announcements
are published in Turkish and English.
The news videos are published via Mobile Video News
Package.
MOBILE NEWS PACKAGES
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