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Slain journalist Abdi İpekçi commemorated
Prominent Journalist Abdi İpekçi, who died in an armed attack, was remembered on his 44th death anniversary with various ceremonies held to commemorate him on Feb. 1.
It has been 44 years since journalist İpekçi, the editor-in-chief and lead columnist of daily Millliyet, was killed an armed attack in front of his house in Istanbul's Şişli district.
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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.
Nine years on: No solid steps taken in Hrant Dink assassination
No solid legal steps have been taken in the nine years since Armenian-origin journalistHrant Dink was assassinated outside his office in Istanbul on Jan. 19, 2007, as thousands of people gathered to commemorate the late Agos editor-in-chief on the anniversary of his death.
Central Istanbul district overtakes 69 Turkish provinces in textile exports
The Osmanbey district in Istanbul was the origin of more textile exports than 69 provinces across Turkey in the first five months of 2015, the head of the district's Textile Manufacturers and Businesspeople Association (OT?AD) has stated.