Turkish Daily News titled article in Armenian

PanARMENIAN.Net
24.01.2007 17:58 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On January 24, Turkish Daily News, one of the
most influential newspapers in Turkey, issued an article titled
in the Armenian language "Goodbye Hrant, we are all Armenians"
(Minasparov Hrant Poloris Hay Yenk). The article was dedicated to
the funeral of Hrant Dink. "Tens of thousands of mourners gathered
for a last farewell to murdered journalist Hrant Dink in Osmanbey,
one of the central districts of Istanbul where he was shot in front
of his newspaper’s office building, Agos," the newspaper says.

"The organizers of the funeral deliberately banned political slogans
from the rally, as Dink, who had been subjected to various death
threats already, had expressly wished. Only leaflets bearing the slogan
"We are all Hrant Dinks", "Repeal Article 301"were circulated. Although
large, the funeral remained a strangely intimate affair. Members of
the Armenian community of Osmanbey, Bomonte and Sisli poured in from
the side streets along with famous intellectuals, actors and media
personalities. The speeches took place punctually and the melancholy
sound of the Duduk, the Armenian musical instrument, preceded the
oration given by Dink’s widow Rakel. "He left his wife, his daughters,
his grandchildren and those who loved him, but he did not leave his
country," she said about her husband. After a two-minute silence,
a poet read a militant poem by Aydin Engin.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress