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Hrant Dink Commemorated: We Don’t Go Anywhere, We Still Cherish Hope

Hrant Dink Commemorated: We Don’t Go Anywhere, We Still Cherish Hope

Agos Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Hrant Dink, who lost his life in an armed attack 12 years ago today in front of Agos Newspaper in Şişli, İstanbul, has been commemorated.

19 January 2019 Hikmet Adal

1000th Issue of Agos Newspaper Hits the Shelves

1000th Issue of Agos Newspaper Hits the Shelves

1000th Issue of Armenian bilingual weekly newspaper, Agos, hit the shelves. Yetvart Danzikyan, Editor-in-Chief of Agos, said “Agos uncovered Turkey’s history and paid a price but gained a seat in history of the republic.”

3 July 2015 Elif Akgül

Armenian Weekly Agos Introduces English Version Online

Armenian Weekly Agos Introduces English Version Online

Agos, an Istanbul-based weekly newspaper in Armenian and Turkish, renewed its website, introducing its online English version.

4 December 2014

“We Used to Listen About the Genocide Like a Tale”

“We Used to Listen About the Genocide Like a Tale”

bianet interviewed Agos newspaper writer Pakrat Estukyan on the stories of his genocide survivor grandparents and denial politics.

24 April 2014 Nilay Vardar

Hrant Dink Commemorated

Hrant Dink Commemorated

Thousands of people commemorated Hrant Dink on Saturday afternoon in front of Agos newspaper building on the sixth anniversary of his assassination.

21 January 2013 Ekin Karaca

Activity Calendar Announced to Commemorate Hrant Dink

Activity Calendar Announced to Commemorate Hrant Dink

Hrant's Friends, a group dedicated to the memory of assassinated journalist Hrant Dink, announced a series of panels and ceremonies for Dink's sixth death anniversary on January 19.

Access to Agos Website Denied "by the System"

Access to Agos Website Denied "by the System"

Access to the website of the Armenian Agos newspaper was temporarily denied to students of schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education on 23 January. The Turkish Telecom blamed an error of the system for the filtering of the website.

24 January 2012

Still Pursuing Justice Four Years after Dink Murder

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Still Pursuing Justice Four Years after Dink Murder

"No justice in 4 years" was one of the messages on the signs carried by thousands of people commemorating assassinated Turkish-Armenian journalist Harnt Dink on the fourth anniversary of his death.

20 January 2011

Intervention of Agos Newspaper Attorneys in "Cage Action Plan" Case

Intervention of Agos Newspaper Attorneys in "Cage Action Plan" Case

The Armenian Agos newspaper requests to be accepted as joint plaintiff for the case of the "Cage Action Plan" which targeted non-Muslim communities in Turkey. The trial will start at the Istanbul 12th High Criminal Court on15 June.

15 June 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

3 Years' Sentence for Threat against Armenian Weekly

3 Years' Sentence for Threat against Armenian Weekly

Yasin Yıldız received a three-year prison sentence for threatening the Armenian Agos newspaper via e-mail after the killing of Agos chief editor Dink. He was handed down another three months in jail for insult. This is the fifth positive decision for Agos.

14 June 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

"Poyrazköy" - Armenian Agos Newspaper Rejected as Joint Plaintiff

"Poyrazköy" - Armenian Agos Newspaper Rejected as Joint Plaintiff

An Istanbul Court dismissed the request to be accepted as joint plaintiffs made by Turkish-Armenian Agos newspaper and the Armenian Church. Neither will the file be transferred to a military court as demanded by the defendants' lawyers. The case will continue on 15 April.

12 April 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Only Effective Judiciary Can End Threats against Agos Newspaper

Only Effective Judiciary Can End Threats against Agos Newspaper

Armenian Agos newspaper was threatened frequently before and after the murder of editor-in-chief Hrant Dink. Now the newspaper's website has been hacked. Lawyer Çetin criticized that the judiciary lacks efficiency for crimes committed via the internet.

12 February 2010 Erhan Üstündağ,Bawer Çakır

Armenian Agos Newspaper's Website Hacked

Armenian Agos Newspaper's Website Hacked

A hacker forced access to the website of Armenian Agos newspaper and posted a photograph of Hrant Dink murderer suspect Ogün Samast on the main page. The hacker published threats and insults towards people who supported assassinated journalist Dink.

12 February 2010 Erol Önderoğlu,Bawer Çakır

Thousands of People Commemorated Murdered Journalist Hrant Dink

Thousands of People Commemorated Murdered Journalist Hrant Dink

3,000 people gathered in front of the Turkish-Armenian Agos newspaper to commemorate journalist Hrant Dink who was killed at the very same place three years ago. Orators as well as the crowd emphasized once more the state's responsibility for the murder.

20 January 2010 Erol Önderoğlu,Erhan Üstündağ

Decision in Favour of Armenian Agos Newspaper Sparks Hopes

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Decision in Favour of Armenian Agos Newspaper Sparks Hopes

Criminal courts in the Istanbul district of Şişli convicted 4 people of insulting and threatening the Armenian Agos newspaper until the present day. The Şişli 2nd Magistrate Criminal Court currently tries defendant Celepoğlu under charges of "inciting hatred and hostility".

15 December 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Three Years Imprisonment for Threatening Agos Newspaper

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Three Years Imprisonment for Threatening Agos Newspaper

Since 2007, Karay is the third person to be sentenced for threatening Agos newspaper.

28 May 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Agos Newspaper Interview with Kürkçü on Armenian Question

Robert Koptaş from the Turkish-Armenian newspaper Agos interviews bianet’s Ertuğrul Kürkçü, following the latter’s article entitled “An apology owed”, published in Turkish on bianet’s website on 19 January 2009.

2 March 2009 Robert Koptaş

The Court Acquits The Agos Journalists

The Court Acquits The Agos Journalists

The new prosecutor in the Agos case says that the court verdicts can be critiqued as well and both Agos journalists, Aris Nalcı and Sarkis Seropyan, are acquitted.

19 June 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

New Camera Images Show O.S. Was Not Alone When He Murdered Dink

New Camera Images Show O.S. Was Not Alone When He Murdered Dink

New camera images show two other people at the murder scene, suspected to be lookouts. Although one and a half years passed, their identities have still not been determined yet.

Commemorating Hrant Dink, at The Same Spot!

Commemorating Hrant Dink, at The Same Spot!

A year has passed. Of all my identities, I want to put forward that of a human being and commemorate Hrant Dink at the same spot. I do not accept that people are killed for their thoughts, and I do not want to get used to their absence.

15 January 2008 Gönül İlhan

Arat Dink and Seropyan Sentenced

Agos editor-in-chief Arat Dink and licence holder Serkis Seropyan have been given a deferred one-year prison sentence each under Article 301.

7 November 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

Article 19 Expresses Concern

International Reaction to Agos Sentence

The sentencing of Arat Dink and Serkis Seropyan, journalists of the Turkish-Armenian newspaper previously edited by murdered journalist Hrant Dink, has provoked international reaction.

17 October 2007

Hrant Dink's Son Sentenced for Father's Speech

Agos editor Arat Dink, the son of murdered journalist Hrant Dink, and the licence holder of the newspaper, Serkis Seropyan, have been on trial for "degrading Turkishness".

12 October 2007 Ertuğrul Kürkçü

Suspended Sentence for Threatening Agos Newspaper

A 19-year old man has been given a two-year suspended sentence for sending an email threat to the Agos newspaper.

10 October 2007 Tolga Korkut

Call to Support Agos Newspaper

The trial of Arat Dink and Sarkis Seropyan under Article 301 continues on 11 October.

10 October 2007 Gökçe Gündüç