TAK-Cyprus
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TAK, Türk Ajansı Kıbrıs (in English, Turkish News Agency-Cyprus) is the news agency in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus responsible for disseminating TRNC news internationally and disseminating foreign news in the TRNC.
History and Evolution
TAK was established on December 21, 1973. TAK is managed by a 7 member Administrative Council and is (quote) "devoted to the principles of righteousness and impartiality in its dissemination of news both externally and internally" (unquote). The agency itself is comprised of 33 employees, 16 of which are journalists.In order to attain the status of a contemporary agency and to accelerate its services, a computer network was introduced to TAK on April 30, 1991. Recently this network has been modernized. At the same time TAK is equipped with satellites to follow foreign broadcasts.
A BBS system was established on January 1, 1997 in order to enable the members to obtain the news stories they are looking for through their computers. The news stories in Turkish can be visited on this website.
Service areas
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Press, Bayrak Radio TV Cooperation (BRTK) and other local TV channels and radios, newspapers in Turkey, Anadolu News Agency (AA), Turkish Radio TV Cooperation (TRT), foreign agencies and the member branches of the TRNC Government all benefit from the TAK news services.
Relations with foreign agencies
TAK provides news to the international news agencies-- Reuters, AP, AFP, IRNA and receives news from Reuters. TAK is also the founding member of the Union of the Turkish Speaking Countries News Agencies (TKA).Attitude to TAK by Republic of Cyprus
News reports from TAK that are quoted by the Republic of Cyprus government is preceded with the phrase 'Illegal TAK News Agency'.External links
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