Turkish Press
Jan 20 2007

Foreign Ministry Condemns Assassination Of Dink
Published: 1/20/2007

ANKARA – The Turkish Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the
assassination of Turkish journalist of Armenian descent Hrant Dink,
editor-in-chief of bilingual Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos, on Friday.

The ministry expressed sorrow over death of Dink, and stated,
"security forces launched initiatives to arrest the assassin or
assassins."

The ministry offered condolences to family and relatives of Dink as
well as staff of Agos weekly and Turkish people of Armenian descent.