Killing of Armenian journalist sends Turkey into despair - by Nuri Yalcin
Dink was a leader of the tiny Armenian community in Turkey. As chief editor of the Armenian-language paper Agos, he led the calls for an official recognition of the killing of Armenians in 1915. However, he also subscribed to an Ottoman view of co-existence, frequently praising the multicultural experience of the empire and criticizing the nationalism of the republic that followed it.
Some 20 national networks and tens of cable/satellite channels have cut their normal running orders to report and comment on the murder of the Armenian author.
While most Turks had disagreed with Dink's position on the alleged genocide, and many strongly criticized him for that, yesterday the national mood was one of disbelief and total disapproval of the crime.
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