Anadolu Agency
Turkish state-run (pro-government)
Background
Anadolu Agency was founded in 1920, during the Turkish War of Independence, and for decades was Turkey's main official news wire. It operates as a state-owned company. Since a 2019 presidential decree it has sat under the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, and no law guarantees its editorial independence. Researchers and press-freedom monitors describe it as increasingly aligned with the government and the Presidency, especially under Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. It has expanded into a multilingual global service with large English, Arabic and other-language output, and it is widely used by international outlets. Critics, including some pro-Israel and Western media-watch groups, accuse it of one-sided framing, for example on Israel, Gaza and Kurdish issues. Its domestic coverage generally avoids criticism of the government. Media-bias raters say its foreign and U.S. news is often plain and well attributed, and AllSides rated it Center in March 2026. Its Trump-era coverage includes straightforward reports of the administration's actions and Trump's statements, such as the reopened Ilhan Omar citizenship probe and Trump's remarks on Iran and his political opponents. Its posture toward Washington usually follows Ankara's diplomatic relationship with it at the time.
Sources
- Anadolu Agency (State Media Monitor)
- Anadolu Agency (Wikipedia)
- Anadolu Agency Media Bias (AllSides)
- Anadolu Agency - Bias and Credibility (Media Bias/Fact Check)
- Anadolu and Private News Agencies in Turkey: Media Capture and Competitive Authoritarianism (ResearchGate)
Profile compiled 2026-10-17; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.