İhlas News Agency (İHA)

İhlas Haber Ajansı (İHA) was founded in 1994 as the private-sector organization that launched Türkiye’s first visual news service. It has adopted accurate, fast, and impartial reporting as its fundamental principle, steadily reinforcing its pioneering position in the sector.

As of today, İHA operates in 58 countries and 160 locations, with a strong technical infrastructure comprising more than 1,200 personnel, more than 460 professional cameras, 320 digital cameras, more than 100 drones, live broadcast vehicles, and 4.5G-enabled equipment.

Of the 1,000 news stories the agency produces each day, supported by an average of 3,000 photographs, 300 are video news stories. It delivers these news reports to newspapers, television channels, websites, digital publishing platforms, social media channels, and corporate subscribers via satellite and the internet.

İHA ranks among the foremost sources of fast, reliable, and accessible news not only for national media but also for regional and local outlets.

Live and Fast Broadcasting

Committed to accurate, fast, and objective journalism, İhlas Haber Ajansı (İHA) operates through 27 regional directorates and maintains a presence in all 81 provinces of Türkiye, enabling it to gather and deliver news as quickly as possible. Thanks to its extensive technical infrastructure and international broadcasting capacity, İHA ranks among the strongest news agencies in its region in live broadcasting and content production.

Serving more than 3,000 subscribers worldwide, İhlas Haber Ajansı (İHA) operates in 58 countries and more than 160 locations with a team of more than 1,200 personnel. It provides technical B2B services to more than 400 television channels, upholding its commitment to fast, accurate, and reliable reporting on a global scale. İHA operates 32 uplink (satellite communication) stations, the majority of which are overseas, enabling it to reach the heart of events instantly, deliver live broadcasts, and transmit them globally by satellite. Within Türkiye, it maintains an uninterrupted news flow through a video transmission network spanning more than 250 locations.

Since its establishment, İhlas Haber Ajansı (İHA) has achieved steady growth in both organizational structure and technological investment, securing its position among the world’s prominent news agencies with its live broadcast vehicles, fully equipped studios, and 4.5G-enabled mobile live streaming devices.

With its professional teams and advanced technical infrastructure, İHA takes journalism to a new level by reaching the scene of events instantly and broadcasting live to global audiences via satellite. İHA’s archive, where over 2 million visual assets and more than 7 million news stories are stored digitally, is meticulously managed to enable rapid access to all types of information.

İHA: Global News Coverage

İHA, committed to delivering global developments promptly and reliably to its subscribers, has continuously strengthened its technological infrastructure and expanded its service network.

İHA remains one of the strongest agencies in the sector in terms of speed and efficiency in regional news coverage, while increasing its investments in strategic regions across the Middle East, Asia, and Europe, particularly in key locations such as Syria, Palestine, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia, Greece, Kosovo, and the Turkic Republics of Central Asia. İHA remains a pioneering news agency, delivering developments from Türkiye as well as neighboring countries to the world with speed and accuracy. During the Iraq War in particular, İHA achieved significant broadcasting success by operating effectively across all areas of the conflict, supported by numerous satellite uplink systems and seasoned news teams. In the aftermath of the war, İHA strengthened its presence on the ground in Iraq, covering critical dynamics such as security conditions, sectarian conflicts, and new political structures, and establishing a distinct position in regional news and broadcasting services. İHA diligently upholds its mission to deliver accurate, objective, and timely news to the public, taking pioneering steps in the broadcasting field and influencing the news content of more than 2,000 newspapers, television channels, websites, and social media platforms across Türkiye. Continuing to serve as a trusted source for these media outlets, İHA provides services to more than 140 television channels in Türkiye and maintains a broad international client portfolio in more than 50 countries, including Germany, the United Kingdom, Egypt, Qatar, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Iraq.

İHA’s Listing on Borsa Istanbul

İhlas Haber Ajansı (İHA), whose shares were offered to the public through a book-building process on Oct. 26-27, 2021, and attracted demand 10.6 times the offering size, began trading on Borsa Istanbul under the ticker IHAAS following the gong ceremony held on Nov. 3, 2021. This process not only strengthened İHA’s financial position but also reinforced its standing in the media sector. As of 2025, İhlas Gazetecilik A.Ş.’s share in the capital of İhlas Haber Ajansı A.Ş. is 16.40%, while İhlas Yayın Holding A.Ş.’s share in the capital is 49.22%. The free float ratio stands at 34.38%. This successful public offering has reinforced İHA’s leadership in the sector and laid a strong foundation for future growth and investment.

Leadership in News Production

İHA plays an important role in bringing events to the media world across a wide range of service areas. The Company is a pioneer in corporate news production in Türkiye, delivering specialized news production services for a wide range of clients, from non-governmental organizations to public institutions and private-sector companies. The live broadcast systems and equipment produced through its in-house technical service provide seamless service to different regions across Türkiye and around the world. İHA broadcasts a wide range of events live via teleconferencing, from congresses and festivals to health-tourism activities and private events, and rapidly distributes them to media organizations as news content.

Since the 2000s, İHA has taken significant steps globally to further improve the quality of its services and expand its effective regional presence. Through its network of suppliers in strategic hubs such as Washington, D.C., London, Berlin, Athens, Kabul, and Paris, it delivers international broadcasting and technical services.

İhlas Haber Ajansı also provides uninterrupted, high-quality services to domestic and international clients through its modern studios across Türkiye, including Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara, and Gaziantep. With this global growth and development strategy, İHA broadens the boundaries of journalism by building a strong national and international media network.

İhlas Haber Ajansı has more than 1.3 million subscribers on YouTube, more than 1.8 million followers on Facebook, more than 1 million on X (Twitter) and more than 520,000 on Instagram.