Lent.az is one of Azerbaijan's leading Azerbaijani-language digital media platforms. Established on 25 June 2008, it has become one of the country's most widely read online news sources through its commitment to fast news delivery, original journalism, and audience-focused content.
Operating around the clock, the platform delivers continuous news coverage alongside investigative reports, feature stories, interviews, analytical articles, and special editorial projects, providing readers with accurate, reliable, and engaging information.
With comprehensive coverage of politics, business, economy, society, crime, world affairs, culture, sports, entertainment, health, lifestyle, food, astrology, and many other topics, Lent.az serves a broad audience seeking both information and quality digital content.
Breaking News & Diverse Content
Lent.az publishes more than 100 news stories, interviews, reports, investigations, and feature articles every day.
Supported by a professional editorial team and a nationwide network of regional correspondents, the platform delivers timely coverage from across Azerbaijan.
Beyond breaking news, Lent.az produces a wide range of lifestyle and entertainment content, including health, food, travel, astrology, human-interest stories, and other engaging features, creating a rich digital media experience for readers of all ages and interests.
Digital Media Archive
Over the years, Lent.az has built one of Azerbaijan's largest Azerbaijani-language digital media archives.
Today, the platform's editorial assets include:
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More than 490,000 published news stories and editorial articles;
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An archive of over 1.1 million photographs;
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Thousands of reports, interviews, investigations, and special editorial projects;
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A continuously expanding collection of multimedia and lifestyle content.
Since 2008, this archive has evolved into one of Azerbaijan's richest independent digital media resources, documenting the country's political, economic, social, and cultural development.
Special Editorial Projects
Since its establishment, Lent.az has dedicated significant editorial attention to Azerbaijan's modern history, the Karabakh issue, and socially important topics.
Special editorial projects such as "Prisoner Camp," "History of Battles," "Memoirs of an Intelligence Officer," and "The Smell of Gunpowder" have made an important contribution to documenting and communicating the realities of the Karabakh conflict to both national and international audiences.
Lent.az also launched "Boarding School Drama," the first large-scale media project in Azerbaijan to document the lives, challenges, and success stories of children raised in boarding schools. The project is regarded as one of the country's most significant initiatives in the field of social journalism.
Lent.az Library
Several books have been published based on Lent.az's investigative reporting and special editorial projects, demonstrating how the platform's journalism has evolved into a lasting documentary and educational resource.
The concept behind these publishing projects was developed by Vusale Mahirqizi, CEO of APA Media Group. The primary objective has been to preserve valuable investigative journalism, historical research, and socially significant stories in book form, ensuring their long-term accessibility for future generations.
Books published based on Lent.az projects include:
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Code Name: Rey — Rey Karimoglu
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Prisoner Camp (Two Volumes) — Vusala Mammadova
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The Great Cry in Hell — Vusala Mammadova
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Afghanistan Diary — Zakir Sadatli
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The Legacy of 100 Years, published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
Information Assets & Data Ecosystem
Lent.az is not only a digital news platform but also a valuable repository of structured editorial data accumulated over many years of continuous journalism.
Since 2008, hundreds of thousands of news articles, photographs, reports, interviews, and special editorial projects have formed one of Azerbaijan's largest Azerbaijani-language digital media databases.
These information assets support not only daily news production but also:
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Media monitoring;
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Analytical reporting;
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Academic and scientific research;
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Historical and archival studies;
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Artificial intelligence development;
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Data-driven media products;
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Content analytics and digital information services.
Every editorial publication produced by Lent.az becomes part of its continuously expanding information ecosystem, creating long-term value for future digital products, analytical services, and data solutions.
Content Licensing
All news articles, photographs, reports, interviews, investigations, special projects, and other editorial materials published by Lent.az are protected by copyright and constitute the intellectual property of APA Media Group.
Commercial use, republication, database integration, media monitoring applications, AI model training, digital redistribution, or any other third-party use of Lent.az content is permitted only under an appropriate licensing agreement and with prior written authorization.
APA Media Group offers a range of content licensing solutions for both corporate and institutional clients, ensuring the lawful use, protection, and long-term commercial value of its digital media assets.
Looking Ahead
Alongside its commitment to fast and reliable journalism, Lent.az continues to expand its digital media capabilities to deliver richer, more diverse, and more innovative content experiences.
The platform aims to broaden its multilingual publishing capabilities, further develop multimedia production, invest in artificial intelligence and data-driven media solutions, and create new commercial opportunities through the licensing and strategic use of its digital archive and information assets.
As a member of APA Media Group, Lent.az continues to strengthen its position as one of Azerbaijan's leading digital media platforms through high-quality journalism, a rich editorial archive, original content, and valuable information assets.