Turan Information Agency

Turan Information Agency
Turan İnformasiya Agentliyi
Company typePrivate
IndustryNews agency
FoundedMay 1990
HeadquartersBaku, Azerbaijan
Key people
Mehman Aliyev, editor-in-chief
ProductsWire service
RevenueIncrease
Websitewww.turan.az

Turan Information Agency (Azerbaijani: Turan İnformasiya Agentliyi) is a news agency based in Baku, Azerbaijan. Founded in Azerbaijan SSR in 1990 by a group of journalists who refused to work in the state media.[citation needed] The Agency prepares analytical articles and news materials in three languages: Azerbaijani, English, and Russian. Topics include politics, economy, finance, communication, religion, culture, and sport.

Major international information agencies such as Reuters, Agence France-Presse and BBC share and use information from Turan.[citation needed] The Agency spreads its news live via the Internet, and using periodic bulletin publication.[1]

  1. ^ About Us Archived 2022-03-09 at the Wayback Machine, Turan Information Agency, 18 March 2013.