Hrant Dink was the Armenian-Turkish editor-in-chief and columnist of the bilingual newspaper Agos, published in Istanbul.

A journalist consistent and courageous in his efforts to speak the truth, defend justice and human rights, and promote understanding, he was a key figure in democratic dialogue in Turkey and beyond.

On 19 January 2007, Hrant Dink was assassinated outside his newspaper’s offices in Istanbul.

Recent articles

Europe and Turkey are locked in a relationship of mutual fear and suppressed desire. It will be opened when Turkey can face its greatest taboo, says the editor of the Armenian-Turkish newspaper “Agos” in Istanbul, Hrant Dink.

(This article was first published on 13 December 2005)

This article was published in the Armenian-Turkish newspaper "Agos" on 10 January 2007. It was the second-last Hrant Dink would write; nine days later, he was murdered outside the newspaper’s Istanbul office.

The Nobel literature award belongs to Orhan Pamuk and Turkey alike, says the Istanbul editor of the Armenian-Turkish newspaper Agos, Hrant Dink.