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") is an
Armenian
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bilingual weekly newspaper published in
Istanbul
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,
Turkey
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, established on 5 April 1996.
''Agos'' has both
Armenian
Armenian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
and
Turkish pages as well as an online
English
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Peoples, culture, and language
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edition. Today, the paper has a weekly circulation of over 5,000.
History
Turkish-Armenian
Hrant Dink
Hrant Dink ( hy, Հրանդ Տինք; Western ; 15 September 1954 – 19 January 2007) was a Turkish-Armenian intellectual, editor-in-chief of ''Agos'', journalist and columnist.
As editor-in-chief of the bilingual Turkish-Armenian newspa ...
was ''Agos'' chief editor from the newspaper's beginnings until his assassination outside the newspaper's offices in Istanbul in January 2007.
Hrant Dink's son,
Arat Dink, who served as the executive editor of the weekly, had been co-defendant in the cases brought against Hrant Dink for
"denigrating Turkishness" on account of his managerial position at the weekly.
After
Hrant Dink's assassination,
Etyen Mahçupyan
Etyen Mahçupyan (born 9 March 1950) is a Turkish journalist, writer, columnist and politician of Armenian descent who served as the senior adviser to Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoğlu from 2014-2015. He is one of the executive members of ...
was named editor-in-chief. In 2010, he was succeeded in that position by
Rober Koptaş. Arat Dink continued to serve as executive editor.
In 2012, a plan made by the
Atsız Youth to attack the ''Agos'' headquarters was exposed.
In 2015,
Yetvart Danzikyan became editor-in-chief of the newspaper and
Aris Nalcı executive editor.
Bianet: Agos'ta Yetvart Danzikyan Dönemi
References
Further reading
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External links
''Agos''
1996 establishments in Turkey
Newspapers published in Istanbul
Newspapers established in 1996
Armenian-language newspapers
Turkish-language newspapers
Weekly newspapers published in Turkey
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