TURKISH AND ISRAELI JOURNALISTS HONORED WITH HRANT DINK AWARD
NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY
SEPTEMBER 18, 2009
ISTANBUL
ISTANBUL, SEPTEMBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The annual
ceremony of honoring the Hrant Dink annual International Award took
place in Istanbul. This year Turkish journalist of Taraf newspaper
Alper Gormus and Israeli journalist Amira Haas have been honored with
the award.
According to the Panarmenian.net, chairman of award committee of the
International Hrant Dink Foundation Ali Bayramoglu and Dink’s widow
Rakel Dink made speeches at the event.
The event was attended by State Minister, Turkey’s chief EU negotiator
Egemen Bagis, DTP party member Aken Birdal, EU representatives, artists
among which was well-known jazz-folk musician Arto Tuncboyacian,
who performed with Turk Brothers band.
To recap, editor-in-chief of Istanbul Agos newspaper Hrant Dink was
killed on January 19, 2007 by nationalist Ogun Samast. Last year
the Hrant Dink award was given to Turkish publisher and publicist
Ragip Zarakolu.