Ä°hlas News Agency (; IHA) is a Turkish
news agency
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which was founded in 1993, and headquartered in
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
, Turkey. At its founding, it was Turkey's first private news agency, as well as the first to provide news through the medium of
video
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.
IHA has a large network in Turkey with 85 regional bureaus, according to company website.
It is part of the Turkish conglomerate
Ä°hlas Holding
İhlas Holding A.Ş. is a Turkish conglomerate. Besides media assets which include the ''Türkiye (newspaper), Türkiye'' newspaper and TGRT News TV, it has primary interests in construction (İhlas Construction Group), electric and electronic (İ ...
.
References
External links
Company website
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Mass media companies established in 1993
Companies based in Istanbul
News agencies based in Turkey