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Jan 15 2010

Turkish smoke killed Hrant Dink: Today’s Zaman

15:03 / 01/15/2010Hrant Dink was killed by the `smoke’ that
encompassed this country in 1915, the article by Orhan Kemal Cengiz
published in Today’s Zaman reads. NEWS.am posts the passages.

`This &`smoke’ is the dark side of this country, and it was on duty
during all the steps that led to the murder of Dink. Dink knew this
darkness very well; he knew the &`smoke’ was following him. He could
see it.

Everything started with a campaign against him. He once wrote an
article about the adopted child of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Sabiha
Gokcen, whose name was given to an airport. Gokcen was the first woman
fighter pilot of Turkey. Dink said Gokcen was actually an Armenian
orphan who survived the massacres in 1915. This revelation by Dink
about the history of Turkey irritated the &`smoke,’ which then decided
to push the button for his annihilation.

The long campaign leading to the assassination of Dink was launched on
the front pages of the Hurriyet newspaper. All of a sudden, Dink’s
comments about Gokcen became the headlines of Hurriyet, which is
published every day with the same motto, &`Turkey belongs to the
Turks.’ After the Hurriyet publications, the General Staff made very
harsh statements about Dink’s comments.

After these publications, ultranationalist groups started to have
demonstrations in front of the office of Agos, chanting slogans and
holding placards that read &`Love it or leave it,’ &`Your hand will be
broken’ and &`One night we may come unannounced.’ Meanwhile, threats
against Dink were pouring in by mail and telephone.

The &`smoke’ was surrounding Dink from all angles. For the final move,
hit men made their preparations. Everyone in their district, Pelitli
in Trabzon, knew that these youngsters were going to kill Dink. We now
know that the gendarmerie, the police, everyone knew that there was
intensive preparation for the murder of Dink. They just turned a blind
eye, knowing that Dink’s murder was the wish of the &`smoke.’

The last move of the &`smoke’ came on Jan. 17, 2007. Dink was killed
in front of the office of his newspaper, Agos.

Dink was killed by the &`smoke’ that descended on this country in
1915. Turkey, by turning a blind eye to the sins of Talat Pasha and
his friends, created this &`smoke,’ the monster which was going to
take the lives of thousands and thousands of people during the
republican era of Turkey.’

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress