Panorama.am
18:38 20/01/2007
WHO WINS WITH THE MURDER OF HRANT DINK?
`The political murder of Hrant Dink will have an
affect of political earthquake in Turkey. Turkey’s
internal and perhaps external policy will be affected.
That murder will divide the Turkish society in term of
recognition of the Armenian genocide,’ Haik Demoyan,
director of the Genocide Institute-Museum, told a
press conference today.
All the intellectuals at Hayeli Club admit that
yesterday’s murder in Turkey was a result of Turkish
policy in the course of dozens of years. `Dink’s
murder was not an attempt by violent young men but
resulted from the policy of Turkey since its
inception,’ Azat Yeghiazaryan, director of National
Institute of Literature, said, also saying Dink’s
murder was part of a chain which started in Budapest
by a murder of an Armenian officer by an Azeri.
Ashot Melkumyan, director of National Institute of
History, is sure that this is a terrorist act
sponsored by Turkish state.
Demoyan is sure Turkey will make a political show out
of this murder trying to convince the international
community that she cares for democracy and freedom of
speech. He referred to Turkish prime minister’s
condemnation of the fact of murder and his assurance
that murderers will be punished.
Asked who wins with the murder of the Turkish-Armenian
publicist, Demoyan and Avagyan said it must be
connected with the internal political situation in
Turkey and the fact that elections are expected in
that country soon.
Source: Panorama.am