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A well-known Turkish-Armenian editor convicted of insulting Turkish identity has been shot dead in Istanbul. A prominent Turkish-Armenian editor, convicted in 2005 of insulting Turkish identity, has been shot dead outside his newspaper's office in Istanbul.
Hrant Dink, editor of newspaper Agos, was shot three times by an unknown gunman outside his offices. Crowds of Hrant Dink's colleagues and supporters gathered at the scene, chanting their outrage at his murder.
Dink was given a six-month suspended sentence in October 2005 after writing about the Armenian "genocide" of 1915.Dink was given a six-month suspended sentence in October 2005 after writing about the Armenian "genocide" of 1915.
Turkey's NTV television said police were searching for a teenager wearing a white hat and a denim jacket in connection with the murder. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned his killing and said two suspects had been arrested.
Mr Erdogan told a hastily convened news conference that the murder was a "bullet fired against free speech and democracy" and he ordered what he called the dark hands behind the killing to be brought to justice.
He gave no further details about those held but Turkey's NTV television reported that police were searching for a teenager wearing a white hat and a denim jacket in connection with the murder.
Dink was gunned down in broad daylight
The channel showed pictures of a white sheet covering the journalist's body in front of the newspaper building's entrance.The channel showed pictures of a white sheet covering the journalist's body in front of the newspaper building's entrance.
Dink, 53, had received threats from nationalists who viewed him as a traitor, the Associated Press news agency reported. Dink, the editor-in-chief of the bilingual Turkish and Armenian weekly Agos newspaper, was one of Turkey's most prominent Armenian voices.
Dink was gunned down in broad daylightHe was one of Turkey's most prominent Armenian voices. He was the frequent target of anger from Turkish nationalists who viewed him as a traitor, correspondents say.
He once gave an interview with the Associated Press in which he cried while describing the hatred some Turks had for him, saying he could not stay in a country where he was unwanted. Death threats
Dink, 53, was found guilty more than a year ago of insulting Turkish identity after he wrote an article which addressed the mass killings of Ottoman Armenians nine decades ago.
He always said his aim was to improve the difficult relationship between Turks and Armenians, but in one of his last newspaper columns, he admitted he had been getting deaths threats.
His computer hard drive was full of them, he wrote, amounting to what he called psychological torture.
Dink once gave an interview with the Associated Press in which he cried while describing the hatred some Turks had for him, saying he could not stay in a country where he was unwanted.
Hundreds of thousands of Armenians died in 1915, in what many Armenians say was a systematic massacre at the hands of the Ottoman Turks.Hundreds of thousands of Armenians died in 1915, in what many Armenians say was a systematic massacre at the hands of the Ottoman Turks.
Turkey denies any genocide, saying the deaths were a part of World War I.Turkey denies any genocide, saying the deaths were a part of World War I.
Turkey and neighbouring Armenia still have no official relations.Turkey and neighbouring Armenia still have no official relations.