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Rakel Dink: Your voice is still in our ears, you have our word

Rakel Dink: Your voice is still in our ears, you have our word

We publish the full text of Rakel Dink’s speech on the 15th anniversary of Hrant Dink’s murder: “Let us unlock this history to set free the anguished souls. Truth is the solid rock where we will build upon our house. Truth is a solid, steady rock.”

20 January 2022

‘For 14 years, the only thing they strive for is to close this case’

RAKEL DİNK’S SPEECH - FULL TEXT

‘For 14 years, the only thing they strive for is to close this case’

Rakel Dink said, “Let me put it bluntly. Claiming that Hrant was killed by FETÖ is synonymous to saying, ‘it was not me, it was my hand’. Alleging that Hrant was murdered by Ergenekon is tantamount to saying, ‘it was not me, it was my foot’.”

20 January 2021

‘Precautions Need to be Taken to Prevent Recurrence of Such Attacks’

HUMAN RIGHTS JOINT PLATFORM

‘Precautions Need to be Taken to Prevent Recurrence of Such Attacks’

Six rights organizations under the roof of Human Rights Joint Platform have condemned the recent threats against Rakel Dink and Hrant Dink Foundation. “The background of these threats needs to be brought into light," the statement has noted.

One More Person Detained over Threat Messages to Hrant Dink Foundation

One More Person Detained over Threat Messages to Hrant Dink Foundation

E.B. was detained in İstanbul after the foundation announced that it received a second threat message.

‘Attacks are Not Isolated, Another Threatening Message Sent to Hrant Dink Foundation’

‘Attacks are Not Isolated, Another Threatening Message Sent to Hrant Dink Foundation’

Fethiye Çetin, an attorney of Hrant Dink Foundation, says that the threatening messages sent to the foundation and Rakel Dink are similar to those sent before the assassination of Hrant Dink: “It is not an isolated incident, as indicated by authorities.”

1 June 2020 Hikmet Adal

209 Intellectuals, Artists, Politicians Express Support for Hrant Dink Foundation

209 Intellectuals, Artists, Politicians Express Support for Hrant Dink Foundation

Intellectuals, writers, artists, activists and politicians have condemned the threats targeting Hrant Dink Foundation. “We never accept a mentality that 'raises a murderer from a baby' or a system that is dominated by such a mentality,” the statement has read.

‘These Recent Provocations and Attacks are Not Independent or Random Acts’

JOINT STATEMENT BY 9 ORGANIZATIONS

‘These Recent Provocations and Attacks are Not Independent or Random Acts’

Nine NGOs have released a joint statement regarding the death threats targeting Hrant Dink Foundation: "We experienced similar situations in the past. The paths that led to the assassination of Hrant Dink were paved by the same language of hatred."

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu Visits ‘23.5 Hrant Dink Site of Memory’

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu Visits ‘23.5 Hrant Dink Site of Memory’

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu has visited “23.5 Hrant Dink Site of Memory”. Accompanied by the wife and daughter of the late journalist, İmamoğlu has said, “A person who had a word for peace and wanted to contribute to peace has been massacred.”

23.5 Hrant Dink Site of Memory: So That Turkey Will Not Forget From Now On...

23.5 Hrant Dink Site of Memory: So That Turkey Will Not Forget From Now On...

The former office of Agos newspaper at Sebat Apartment in İstanbul will open as 23.5 Hrant Dink Site of Memory. Rakel Dink, the wife of late journalist, has summarized the site of memory as follows: “So that Turkey will not forget from now on…”

23 April 2019 Pınar Tarcan

Hrant Dink Award Ceremony: Rakel Dink's Speech

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Hrant Dink Award Ceremony: Rakel Dink's Speech

I want to wake up from my sleep. I want to wake up to a Turkey where justice is in place, where no murders, abuses or sexual assaults take place. I want to wake up to a Turkey that cries out out, ‘‘Never again!’’

17 September 2018

Hrant Dink Award Granted to Murat Çelikkan, Mwatana for Human Rights

Hrant Dink Award Granted to Murat Çelikkan, Mwatana for Human Rights

2018 International Hrant Dink Award has been granted to rights advocate and Truth Justice Memory Center director Murat Çelikkan and Mwatana for Human Rights Organization in Yemen.

17 September 2018 Pınar Tarcan