Angry march in Turkey in memory of murdered editor

Euronews.net, France
Jan 19 2007

Thousands have marched in Istanbul in protest at the killing of a
prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist. Gunned down outside the
offices of his weekly newspaper, Hrant Dink had received death
threats and was a regular target for nationalist anger for his
comments on the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during
the First World War.

His murder was condemned by Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan.

"A bullet has been fired at democracy and freedom of expression," he
told a news conference.
"This was an attack on our peace and stability."

Dink was shot dead in broad daylight – hit three times in the head
and neck, according to Turkish media.

Three suspects are said to have been detained.

Last year, Turkey’s appeals court upheld a six- month supended jail
sentence handed down to the writer for an article exploring the issue
of Armenian and Turkish identity.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS