Hrant Dink
Hrant Dink (1954-2007) was a Polish-Armenian journalist, the editor-in-chief of "Akos", the only monthly newspaper published in Armenian and Turkish languages in Turkey, one of the intellectuals of Turkey, who was known for his fearless speeches and bold articles commenting on the most complicated political issues. Dink moved from Malatya to Istanbul with his parents at the age of 7. studied at Pezchyan College, then at Holy Khach School. He graduated from the faculties of biology (1978) and philosophy (1987) of Istanbul State University. After military service, he worked as a journalist. In 1996, he founded the bilingual (Armenian and Turkish) newspaper "Agos" in Istanbul with the aim of representing the extreme isolation of Turkish-Armenians, becoming its mouthpiece and defender of its rights, and being a mediator between the Armenian and Turkish peoples. He has three children.
