▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁News - g ather ing ▁ ▁The ▁An ad olu ▁Agency ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁during ▁the ▁Turkish ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁by ▁Journal ist ▁Y un us ▁N adi ▁Ab al ı o ğ lu ▁and ▁writer ▁Hal ide ▁Ed ip . ▁The ▁ag ency ▁was ▁officially ▁launched ▁on ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁ 1 7 ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁Turkish ▁Grand ▁National ▁Assembly ▁conven ed ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁It ▁announced ▁the ▁first ▁legisl ation ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁Assembly , ▁which ▁established ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Turkey . ▁▁ ▁However , ▁An ad olu ▁Agency ▁acquired ▁an ▁autonom ous ▁status ▁after ▁At at ür k ▁reform ed ▁the ▁organiz ational ▁structure ▁( added ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁closest ▁friends ) ▁to ▁turn ▁the ▁An ad olu ▁Agency ▁into ▁a ▁western ▁news ▁ag ency . ▁This ▁new ▁administrative ▁structure ▁dec le ared ▁the ▁" An ad olu ▁Agency ▁Corporation " ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁An ad olu ▁Agency ▁Corporation ▁acquired ▁an ▁autonom ous ▁status ▁with ▁an ▁un example d ▁organiz ational ▁chart ▁not ▁existed ▁even ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁countries ▁in ▁those ▁days . ▁ ▁Statist ical ▁& ▁census ▁Information ▁▁ ▁Ott om ans ▁had ▁cens uses ▁( 1 8 3 1 ▁census , ▁ 1 8 8 1 – 8 2 ▁census , ▁ 1 9 0 5 – 0 6 ▁census , ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁census