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| Industry | News agency |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Parent | Demirören Group |
| Website | dha |
Demirören News Agency (DHA; Turkish: Demirören Haber Ajansı) is a Turkish news agency which was founded in 1999. It is owned by the Demirören Group. It provides news in English, German and Chinese as well as Turkish. In 2011 it had 41 offices in Turkey and 26 abroad.
Formerly owned by the Doğan Media Group and called Doğan Haber Ajansı, DHA was known for its critical coverage of the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In March 2018, the parent company was sold to Demirören Group whose owner, Erdogan Demirören, is close to the Erdoğan government.
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References
- ^ DHA, Künye
- Esra Elmas, Dilek Kurban (2011), "Communicating Democracy -Democratizing Communication - Media in Turkey: Legislation, Policies, Actors", Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation, p32
- Kazim, Hasnain (2014). "Türkei: Erdogan bestätigt Echtheit von Telefonmitschnitten". DER SPIEGEL. Archived from the original on Mar 21, 2023.
- "Turkey’s last big independent media firm is snapped up by a regime ally", The Economist. March 27, 2018.