İhlas News Agency (İHA)
THE FIRST VIDEO NEWS AGENCY OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR
İhlas News Agency (IHA), which started broadcasting in 1994 as the first private sector organization to offer video news service in Turkey, has adopted accurate, fast and impartial news reporting as its basic principle and has strengthened its leadership in the sector day by day.
Today, IHA, operating in 58 countries and 160 different locations, has a strong technical infrastructure with over 1,000 personnel, more than 460 professional cameras, 320 digital cameras, more than 100 drones, live broadcast vehicles and 4.5G-enabled equipment.
The agency produces an average of 300 videos, 1,000 news texts and 3,000 photographs per day, delivering its content to newspapers, television, digital broadcasting platforms, social media channels and corporate subscribers via satellite and internet infrastructure. Serving over 2,400 customers throughout Türkiye, IHA is one of the leading fast, reliable, and accessible news sources not only for national media; but also for local and regional media organizations.
Live and Fast Broadcasting
Adhering to the principles of accurate, fast, and objective news reporting, İhlas News Agency (İHA) has the ability to reach news in the shortest possible time with its 27 regional directorates and its structure in 81 provinces across Turkey. Thanks to its extensive technical infrastructure and international broadcasting capacity, it is among the strongest agencies in its region in terms of live broadcasting and content production.
Serving more than 2,400 subscribers worldwide, İhlas News Agency (İHA) operates in 58 countries and more than 160 locations with over 1,000 personnel; providing technical B2B services to more than 300 television channels, it continues its commitment to fast, accurate, and reliable news reporting on a global scale. Having 32 uplink (satellite communication) points, mostly located abroad, İHA can instantly reach the center of events and conduct live broadcasts, transmitting these broadcasts worldwide via satellite. Across Turkey, it maintains an uninterrupted news flow with its image transmission infrastructure from over 250 points.
Having achieved steady growth in both organizational structure and technological investments since its establishment, İhlas News Agency (İHA) is among the leading news agencies worldwide with its live broadcast vehicles, fully equipped studios, and 4.5G-enabled mobile live broadcast devices. Taking journalism to a new dimension with its professional teams and advanced technical infrastructure, İHA can instantly reach the heart of events, quickly conduct live broadcasts, and deliver these broadcasts to a global audience via satellite.
İHA’s archive, which stores over 1,774,000 images and more than 6,500,000 news items digitally, is meticulously managed to enable quick access to all kinds of information. This extensive data archive guarantees the continuity and quality of the news and visual content provided by the agency.
World News on IHA…
IHA, aiming to provide its subscribers with fast and reliable news from all over the world, has expanded its service network by continuously strengthening its technological infrastructure. In the second half of 2024, IHA increased its investments in strategic regions of the Middle East, Asia, and Europe, especially in important locations such as Syria, Palestine, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia, Greece, Kosovo, and the Central Asian Turkic Republics, and continues to be one of the strongest agencies in the sector in terms of speed and efficiency in regional news transmission.
In addition to domestic news, IHA continues to be a pioneering agency that presents developments in regional countries to the world quickly and accurately. Especially during the war in Iraq, it achieved significant broadcasting success by working effectively in every area of the war with its numerous satellite uplink systems and experienced news teams. In the post-war period, IHA, strengthening its presence on the ground with critical dynamics such as the security situation in Iraq, sectarian conflicts, and new political structures, has created a unique difference in news and broadcasting services in the region.
IHA, meticulously maintaining its mission of delivering news to the public accurately, objectively, and quickly, has taken pioneering steps in the field of broadcasting, shaping the news content of more than 2,000 newspapers, television channels, websites, and social media platforms in Turkey. Continuing to be a reliable source for these media organizations, IHA serves more than 140 television channels in Turkey, while also possessing a broad client portfolio in many countries abroad, including Germany, the United Kingdom, Egypt, Qatar, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Iraq.
IHA on the Istanbul Stock Exchange…
İhlas News Agency (IHA), which was offered to the public through a book-building process on October 26-27, 2021, and received 10.6 times the demand for its shares, began trading on the Istanbul Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol IHAAS with a Gong Ceremony held on November 3, 2021. This process has strengthened the financial power of IHA and solidified its position in the media sector. As of 2024, İhlas Gazetecilik A.Ş.’s share in the capital of İhlas News Agency A.Ş. is 16.40%, and İhlas Yayın Holding A.Ş.’s share in the capital is 49.22%. The public float is 34.38%. This successful IPO process has reinforced IHA’s leadership in the sector and prepared a strong foundation for future growth and investments.
Leading the Way in Production News Work
İHA plays a significant role in conveying events to the media world across a wide range of services. With its special production news work in many areas, from civil society organizations to public and private sector institutions, it is a pioneer in the field of corporate production news in Turkey.
Through its in-house developed technical service, the live broadcast systems and tools it produces provide seamless service to different regions in Turkey and around the world. İHA broadcasts live events via teleconference, especially from congresses to festivals, from health tourism to special events, and quickly provides them as news to media organizations.