Ashrawi: Anadolu Agency gives Palestinians platform they need

By Salam Abu Sahrar and Ali Abo Rezeg

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) - Distinguished Palestinian politician Hanan Ashrawi praised Turkey’s global news provider Anadolu Agency for covering the Palestinian issue over the years.

“We do congratulate Anadolu Agency for a hundred years of work and operation in the news production field,” she told Anadolu Agency in an exclusive interview marking its centennial.

The Palestinian people see the Turkish news agency as a source for information and news related to Palestinian affairs, explained Ashrawi, who is a legislator, activist, scholar, and a veteran Palestinian politician.

“We respect how the agency is interested in covering the various aspects of the Palestinian cause as a credible news agency granting the Palestinians a platform they need to reach the whole world,” she added.

“Anadolu Agency’s coverage also shows that it has always proved its support for the Palestinian right to freedom,” she asserted.

On April 6, 2020, the Turkish news agency is celebrating its 100th anniversary, established by founder of the Turkish Republic founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in a bid to tell the world the Turkish national struggle.

Anadolu Agency currently publishes news stories in over a dozen languages: Turkish, English, Spanish, Arabic, French, Kurdish, Indonesian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Russian, Albanian, Persian, and Macedonian.

As a global news agency, Anadolu Agency is among the 10 most influential media outlets in the world, providing nearly 6,000 subscribers from 100 countries with thousands of news stories, photos, videos, infographics, and other information-based content through its global network of more than 3,000 employees of 124 different nationalities.