"AGOS" CONTINUALLY GETS THREATS

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Tapan
Feb 12 2007

ISTANBUL, FEBRUARY 12, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The "Agos"
weekly published in Turkey continues getting threats. Aydin Engin,
an employee of the newspaper, Hrant Dink’s friend said that "Agos"
continually got threats and the number of those threats reach 250
from the day of Hrant’s death till now.

Two-three people left "Agos," being worried. There were two threats
during the previous and next days of Dink’s burial: "we shall smash
you." Aydin Engin disproved the insistence that Hrant Dink came out
to the street and went to the bank after getting a phone call. In
his words, Hrant Dink went to the bank for his own affairs. Aydin
Engin whose safety is at present secured by a policeman, mentioned
that it is very dangerous continually to move accompanied by a
policeman. Engin also stated that an international fund after Hrant
Dink’s name will probably be founded. Famous writers will join it,
including Gunter Grass. It is envisaged that this fund will every
year give a peace prize.

Aydin Engin said that he still gets threats. The contents of one of
the letters is the following: "It appears that you are an Armenian,
illegitimate child."