Hrant Dink
Hrant Dink (Armenian: Հրանդ Տինք, IPA: [həɹɑnt diːnk]) (15 September 1954 – 19 January 2007) was a Turkish-Armenian editor, journalist and columnist.[1]

In memorial of Hrant Dink
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Born | Malatya, Turkey | September 15, 1954
Died | January 19, 2007 52) | (aged
Cause of death | Assassination |
Nationality | Armenian |
Citizenship | Turkish |
Alma mater | Istanbul University |
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Years active | ?–2007 |
Notable work | Founder and editor-in-chief of Agos |
Spouse(s) | Rakel Yağbasan (m. 1976) |
Children | Delal, Arat, Sera |
History
As editor-in-chief of the bilingual Turkish-Armenian newspaper Agos (Ակօս), Dink was a prominent member of the Armenian minority in Turkey.
Death
Hrant Dink was assassinated in Istanbul on 19 January 2007, by Ogün Samast, a 17 year old ultra-nationalist Turk.
Related pages
- Minorities in Turkey
References
- "Trial in Editor's Killing Opens, Testing Rule of Law in Turkey". Retrieved 2020-06-08.
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