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.

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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.

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.