Demirören News Agency
Appearance
![]() | |
Industry | News agency |
---|---|
Founded | 1999[1] |
Headquarters | İstanbul, Turkey |
Parent | Doğan Media Group[1] |
Website | http://www.dha.com.tr |
Doğan News Agency (DHA; Turkish: Doğan Haber Ajansı) is a Turkish news agency which was founded in 1999. It is owned by the Doğan Media Group. It provides news in English, German and Chinese as well as Turkish.[1] In 2011 it had 41 offices in Turkey and 26 abroad.[2]
DHA was known for its critical coverage of the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[3] In March 2018, the parent company was sold to Demirören Group whose owner, Erdogan Demirören, is close to the Erdoğan government.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c DHA, About DHA
- ^ Esra Elmas, Dilek Kurban (2011), "Communicating Democracy -Democratizing Communication - Media in Turkey: Legislation, Policies, Actors", Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation, p32
- ^ http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/tuerkei-erdogan-bestaetigt-echtheit-von-telefonmitschnitten-a-957072.html
- ^ "Turkey’s last big independent media firm is snapped up by a regime ally," The Economist. March 27, 2018.