NTV MSNBC, Turkey
Jan 31 2007

Erdogan said that any failings of the part of police will be looked
into.

Güncelleme: 11:57 TSİ 31 Ocak 2007 ÇarşambaANKARA – The
murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was an attempt to
create an atmosphere of turmoil and isolate Turkey from the rest of
the world, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday
night.

Erdogan, speaking in an address to the nation, said that the Turkish
people should be wary of efforts of those who disguise themselves as
patriots while attempting to undermine the unity and solidarity of
the country.

The Prime Minister said that the security forces had acted swiftly to
arrest many of those suspected of involvement in the murder of Dink,
who was gunned down in Istanbul on January 19.

`It is one of our most important duties to enlighten all dimensions
of the killing of Dink and bring those who are responsible to the
justice,’ he said.

`On the other hand, our yielding tangible results is of vital
importance to prevent such heinous attempts targeting our
tranquillity and stability, unity and solidarity, freedom of
expression and democracy.’

Turning to the economy, Erdogan acknowledged that inequalities of
income still existed but said that his government had been working to
ensure a fair distribution of income.

`We will continue to take further steps to give each and every
citizen of this country the standards to live a humane life,’ he
said.