Hrant Dink

Hrant Dink (, IPA: [həɹɑnt diːnk]) (15 September 1954 – 19 January 2007) was a Turkish-Armenian editor, journalist and columnist.

 History 
As editor-in-chief of the bilingual Turkish-Armenian newspaper Agos (Ակօս), Dink was a prominent member of the Armenian minority in Turkey.

 Death 
On 19 January 2007, Dink was shot three times in Istanbul by Ogün Samast, a 17 year old ultra-nationalist Turk. He was pronounced dead at the scene. He was 52 years old.

Related pages
Minorities in Turkey

 References 

Other websites
Hrank Dink Foundation

Category:Armenian writers
Category:Turkish journalists
Category:Murder victims
Category:1954 births
Category:2007 deaths