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{{Infobox company<br />
| name = Turkish Agency Cyprus <br /> Türk Ajansı Kıbrıs<br />
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| founder = [[Sait Terzioğlu]]<br />
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1973|12|21|df=yes}}<br />
| location = [[North Nicosia|Lefkoşa]], [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]]<br />
| key_people = Dr. Fehmi Gürdallı (Director-General)<br />
| industry = [[News agency]]<br />
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| homepage = {{URL|https://tak.gov.ct.tr/|tak.gov.ct.tr}}<br />
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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.<br />
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==History and Evolution==<br />
TAK was established on December 21, 1973, by journalist Mr. Sait Arif Terzioğlu. TAK is managed by a 7-member Administrative Council and is "devoted to the [[Value (personal and cultural)|principles]] of righteousness and impartiality in its dissemination of news both externally and internally".<br />
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==Service areas==<br />
[[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]] Press, [[Bayrak|Bayrak Radio TV Cooperation (BRTK)]] and other local TV channels and radios, newspapers in [[Turkey]], [[Anadolu News Agency]] (AA), [[Turkish Radio and Television Corporation]] (TRT), foreign agencies and the member branches of the TRNC Government all benefit from the TAK news services.<br />
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==Relations with foreign agencies==<br />
TAK provides news to the international news agencies-- [[Reuters]], [[Associated Press|AP]], [[Agence France-Presse]], [[IRNA]] and receives news from Reuters. TAK is also the founding member of the Union of the [[Turkish Speaking Countries News Agencies]] (TKA).<br />
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==Attitude to TAK by Republic of Cyprus==<br />
News reports from TAK that are quoted by the [[Republic of Cyprus]] government is preceded with the phrase 'Illegal TAK News Agency'.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{official website|http://www.tak.gov.ct.tr/}}<br />
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[[Category:News agencies based in Northern Cyprus]]<br />
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