Hrant Dink

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

Hrant Dink
Born	(1954-09-15)September 15, 1954 Malatya, Turkey
Died	January 19, 2007(2007-01-19) (aged 52) Istanbul, Turkey
Cause of death	Assassination
Nationality	Armenian
Citizenship	Turkish
Alma mater	Istanbul University
Occupation	Newspaper editor columnist journalist
Years active	?–2007
Notable work	Founder and editor-in-chief of Agos
Spouse(s)	Rakel Yağbasan (m. 1976)
Children	Delal, Arat, Sera

In memorial of Hrant Dink

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.

A panorama from Halaskargazi boulevard. One hundred thousand mourners marched in Dink's funeral, protesting his assassination. The office of the Agos newspaper, where Dink was gunned down, is near the right edge of the image; it is in the first house to the right from the one with a large black banner hanging down.

Hrant Dink Media

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  Plaque outside Agos' office in honor of Hrant Dink

Related pages

• Minorities in Turkey

Other websites

• Hrank Dink Foundation