Türk Haberler Ajansı

Türk Haberler Ajansı (THA) is a Turkey-based news agency founded in 1950 by Kadri Kayabal, a journalist with a long career in the Turkish press who played a central role in the agency's establishment and development. After its founding, the Council of Ministers granted it the status of an institution working for the public benefit and decided that it could use the word "Türk" in its name. The agency produces news in both illustrated (photo) and non-illustrated (text) formats and distributes them to domestic and international subscribers, including TRT, the Presidency's Communications Directorate and numerous newspapers. In 1968 it was converted into a joint-stock company (anonim şirket), and it is credited as the first agency to bring the fax system to Turkey. THA maintains an online news portal at tha.com.tr, where it publishes general news, world, economy, sports and photo sections, along with weather information and social media feeds. The homepage carries a mix of domestic political, municipal, cultural and sports reporting, reflecting the agency's broad general-news remit. As a private joint-stock news agency rather than a state broadcaster, THA operates in Turkey's competitive news-wire market alongside larger national agencies, serving media outlets that need ready-to-publish text and imagery.

Türk Haberler Ajansı was founded in 1950 by Kadri Kayabal, a figure with a long career in the Turkish press who was instrumental in both the creation and the development of the agency. Following its establishment, the Council of Ministers (Bakanlar Kurulu) granted the agency the status of an institution working for the public benefit and decided that it could use the word "Türk" in its name — a marker of official recognition in the early decades of the Turkish Republic's media landscape. From its base in Turkey, THA built a service producing both illustrated (photo) and non-illustrated (text) news, distributed domestically and internationally. Its subscribers and clients have included TRT, the Presidency's Communications Directorate and a wide range of newspapers. In 1968 the agency was converted into a joint-stock company (anonim şirket), a structural change that formalized its commercial operation. THA is also noted as the first agency to bring the fax system to Turkey, an innovation that transformed how news copy was transmitted to newsrooms. In the digital era the agency maintains an online portal at tha.com.tr, publishing general, world, economy, sports and photo sections, weather data and social media feeds, while continuing its traditional wire role for Turkish media.

• 1968

  Converted into a joint-stock company (anonim şirket).

• 1950

  Türk Haberler Ajansı founded by Kadri Kayabal.

• Granted 'institution working for the public benefit' status by the Council of Ministers and permitted to use 'Türk' in its name.

• Became the first agency to bring the fax system to Turkey.

A long-established Turkish general news agency providing text and photo news to national broadcasters, government communications bodies and newspapers.

• Text news wire

• Photo news service

• tha.com.tr online news portal

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