ABHaber, Belgium
Turkey-EU news network
Jan 19 2007

AP Sosyalist Grubu Dink ile ilgili Erdoðan’ýn açýklamasýný
memnunlukla karþýlýyoruz (orjinal metin)

SOCIALISTS OUTRAGED AT MURDER OF JOURNALIST

Leading members of the European Parliament today voiced outrage at
the murder of Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink, 52, outside his
Agos newspaper office in Istanbul.

Socialist Group vice-president Jan Marinus Wiersma said: "The
assassination of this journalist is an attack on the free media in
Turkey. We are outraged by the cold-blooded way in which Mr Dink was
gunned down.

"We offer our sympathy to Mr Dink’s family and colleagues. We urge
journalists in Turkey to maintain their courage and to show that they
reject such attempts at intimidation.

"We welcome the commitment of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to
catch those responsible and bring them to justice."