In international multilingual publishing the role of Anadolu Agency

One of the most important indicators that show that a country is great in the world is its power in the field of communication, which is called soft power. Anadolu Agency, which set out with the aim of announcing the just cause of the War of Independence and the Anatolian people to the world, unfortunately could not make the change and transformation it wanted in the following years and remained distant from the change and transformation in media organizations around the world. Anadolu Agency, which for years provided many news from partner news agencies around the world instead of getting them from the field, announced the news by translating them in English and French in this process, and has now filled the gap in this field and has become available in the field with its own teams. The breaking point for Anadolu Agency in the new process in which the digital revolution influenced the international media was 2011. "one hundred. The process of change and transformation, which started with the aim of making the institution one of the 5 largest agencies in the world within the framework of the new strategy plan put forward with the "2017 Vision", has manifested itself in many areas. Anadolu Agency reporters, organized from the Balkans to the Middle East, from the Black Continent to the Far East, have written successful news stories. Especially during the Arab Spring, the July 15 uprising, the Russia-Ukraine war and Israel's attack on Gaza, many news agencies around the world learned about the developments from AA. This was realized within the scope of the "Multilingual Publishing Project", one of AA's most important projects. In this research, where the role of Anadolu Agency in international multilingual publishing was investigated, the case study method, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. Research data was obtained with a semi-structured interview form created by the researcher. Within the scope of the research, senior media representatives working in media organizations abroad were interviewed and it was seen that the broadcasts made by Anadolu Agency are seen as the window of oppressed nations to the world, especially the Balkans and the Caucasus, which are called the geography of the heart, and "Multilingual", which is a part of Anadolu Agency's vision. Publishing" project; It has been concluded that it is a bridge between Turkey and the world and that Anadolu Agency is seen as reliable by international media organizations and readers.