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CHP leader vows reconciliation for unity in society
A significant objective of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is to repair the damaged sense of unity within the society by reconciling people from all walks of life, the party's leader has said, underlining the need for augmenting love and good feelings among citizens.
Hrant Dink remembered 14 years after murder
Hrant Dink, a prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist, was remembered on Jan. 19 14 years after he was assassinated.
Born in Turkey's eastern Malatya province in 1954, in 1996 Dink established the Agos newspaper in Istanbul, a publication that since has been published in both Armenian and Turkish. He also acted as the paper's editor-in-chief.
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One remanded over Dink murder case of 2007
Turkish security authorities on Jan. 7 remanded Veysal Şahin, a former intelligence officer, following a court ruling related to the killing of a prominent Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink.
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Suspect in slain journalist’s case assassinated
A retired gendarmerie intelligence officer, allegedly involved in the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink in 2007, has been murdered in the Black Sea province of Düzce.
Former intelligence officer Şeref Ateş was released from prison in December 2017 after being arrested as part of the case into the murder of the journalist.
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'Memory site' captures heart, soul of slain Turkish-Armenian journalist
Thirteen years since his assassination on the steps of an Istanbul-based newspaper he once ran, Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink's office has at long last been reopened to the public as a memorial.
Founder and editor of the Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos, Dink was gunned down in broad daylight in front of his Istanbul office in 2007 on Jan. 19.
New walking tour app spotlights multicultural Istanbul
Going beyond well-trodden hotspots, a new smartphone app will help visitors to Turkey's largest city discover the metropolis' rich multicultural legacy through guided walking tours.
The app, called KarDes ("kardesh") -- meaning "map" in Armenian and "sibling" in Turkish -- was launched last week by the Istanbul-based Hrant Dink Foundation.
Racist graffiti inscribed on Kadıköy church wall
Racist graffiti has been written on the wall of the Armenian Surp Takavor Church in Istanbul's Kadıköy district, weekly newspaper Agos has reported.
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11 years on, friends of murdered Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink still seek justice
Crowds flocked to the former address of Turkish-Armenian weekly newspaper Agos in Istanbul’s Şişli district on Jan. 19 to commemorate the late journalist Hrant Dink on the 11th anniversary of his assassination.
Court releases four suspects in Turkish-Armenian journalist's murder case
An Istanbul court has ruled for the release of four suspects from the gendarmerie in the case into the killing of Turkish-Armenian journalistHrant Dink in 2007. Two gendarmerie officers who posed for a photo with Dink hitman Ogün Samast while holding a Turkish flag were among those released.
Court finally accepts new indictment in Dink murder case
An Istanbul court has finally accepted a prosecutor's third indictment into the murder of Hrant Dink in which 51 suspects, including the U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, former prosecutor Zekeriya Öz and former daily Zaman Editor-in-Chief Ekrem Dumanlı, are accused of murdering the prominent Armenian-Turkish journalist, Doğan News Agency reported May 29.