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Rober Koptaş
''Agos'' (in Armenian language, Armenian: Ակօս, "furrow") is a bilingual weekly newspaper published in Istanbul, Turkey, established on 25 February 1996 by Hrant Dink, Luiz Bakar, Harutyun Şeşetyan, and Anna Turay. ''Agos'' has both Armenian language, Armenian and Turkish language, Turkish pages as well as an online English language, English edition and sells about 3.000 physical copies every week. The newspaper is financially fully independent and aims to tackle problems regarding the Armenians in Turkey, Armenian community within Turkey, but also Turkey's internal matters regarding politics, society, culture, minority rights, human rights, and more. History Historical background, pre-1996 Before ''Agos'' introduced themselves in public life in Turkey, the 50.000-80.000 Armenians living within the Turkish borders were severely underrepresented; The only media outlets presenting this group were fully written in Armenian language, Armenian, even though only an estimated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrant Dink
Hrant Dink (; 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 newspaper ''Agos'', Dink was a prominent member of the Armenian minority in Turkey best known for advocating Turkish–Armenian reconciliation and human and minority rights in Turkey. He was often critical of both Turkey's denial of the Armenian genocide and of the Armenian diaspora's campaign for its international recognition. Dink was prosecuted three times for denigrating Turkishness, while receiving numerous death threats from Turkish nationalists. Dink was assassinated in Istanbul on 19 January 2007 by Ogün Samast, a 17-year-old Turkish nationalist. Dink was shot three times in the head dying instantly. Photographs of the assassin flanked by smiling Turkish police and gendarmerie, posing with the killer side by side in front of the Turkish flag, surfaced. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |