Hrant Dink funeral today in Istanbul; 8 kilometer protest march planned
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Oluşturulma Tarihi: Ocak 23, 2007 10:24
Hrant Dink, who was murdered Friday afternoon as he left the Agos newspaper offices in the Sisli neighborhood of Istanbul, will be buried today in Istanbul. Representing the administration will be Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin and Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu; due to a closed session of the Turkish Parliament today, neither Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan nor main opposition leader Deniz Baykal will be in attendance at the funeral for Dink.
A large group of CHP MPs is also expected to be in Istanbul for the funeral. Opposition leaders Erkan Mumcu, Zeki Sezer, and Murat Karayalcin will also be in attendance, as will a large delegation of municipality, political, and social leaders from the Black Sea city of Trabzon, which is where Hrant Dink's 17 year old murderer is also from.
Participants in Hrant Dink's funeral cortege are to meet this morning in front of the Sisli Agos newspaper building at 11. The ceremony which takes place in front of the Agos offices is slated to end at 11:30, at which point a slow march behind the vehicle carrying Dink's coffin will begin, heading towards Taksim. The total march will be nearly 8 kilometers, and will wind through Taksim-Tarlabasi Boulevard-Unkapi Sarachane-Aksaray.
At the same time the march is taking place, the funeral services for Dink will be taking place at the Kumkapi Church of the Virgin Mary, led by Patriarch Mesrob II of the Turkish Armenian community. Hrant Dink will be laid to rest at the Balikli Armenian Cemetary.
Participants in Hrant Dink's funeral cortege are to meet this morning in front of the Sisli Agos newspaper building at 11. The ceremony which takes place in front of the Agos offices is slated to end at 11:30, at which point a slow march behind the vehicle carrying Dink's coffin will begin, heading towards Taksim. The total march will be nearly 8 kilometers, and will wind through Taksim-Tarlabasi Boulevard-Unkapi Sarachane-Aksaray.
At the same time the march is taking place, the funeral services for Dink will be taking place at the Kumkapi Church of the Virgin Mary, led by Patriarch Mesrob II of the Turkish Armenian community. Hrant Dink will be laid to rest at the Balikli Armenian Cemetary.