Anatolia News Agency, Turkey
Jan 19 2007

Turkish premier says journalist’s assassins to be found as soon as
possible

Ankara, 19 January: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said
on Friday [19 January] the murder of Hrant Dink, editor-in-chief of
Agos weekly of Armenian descent, was an attack on the country’s
unity, peace and stability.

Erdogan told a news conference that everything would be done to find
the perpetrators as soon as possible.

"It is very meaningful that the murderers have chosen Dink as their
victim this time. We find it very meaningful that this murder has
been committed at a time when Armenian claims of genocide were
brought to spotlight especially in some countries," Erdogan said.

He noted that he assigned Abdulkadir Aksu, interior minister, and
Cemil Cicek, minister of justice, to find the perpetrators of the
attack as soon as possible and brought them to justice [sentence as
received]. The two ministers flew to Istanbul immediately.