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| Turks honour murdered journalist | |
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| Tens of thousands of people walked silently behind the coffin of murdered Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, in a vast funeral cortege in Istanbul. | Tens of thousands of people walked silently behind the coffin of murdered Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, in a vast funeral cortege in Istanbul. |
| The newspaper editor, 53, was gunned down in the Turkish city on Friday, metres from his offices. | The newspaper editor, 53, was gunned down in the Turkish city on Friday, metres from his offices. |
| Dink wrote controversial articles about the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I. | Dink wrote controversial articles about the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I. |
| Mourners carrying placards reading "We are all Armenians" paused and applauded as they passed where he was shot. | Mourners carrying placards reading "We are all Armenians" paused and applauded as they passed where he was shot. |
| From there they walked five miles (8km) to an Armenian Orthodox church, where the funeral service was led by the patriarch. Much of the city centre was closed to traffic. | From there they walked five miles (8km) to an Armenian Orthodox church, where the funeral service was led by the patriarch. Much of the city centre was closed to traffic. |
| Hrant Dink was one of Turkey's most prominent Armenian voices Press slams 'lynch culture' In pictures: Dink funeral class="" href="/1/hi/world/europe/6292929.stm">Solidarity at funeral | |
| Priests chanted and doves were released as Dink was buried at Istanbul's Armenian cemetery. | Priests chanted and doves were released as Dink was buried at Istanbul's Armenian cemetery. |
| He was convicted in October 2005 of "insulting Turkishness" through his writings on the Armenian "genocide" of 1915. | He was convicted in October 2005 of "insulting Turkishness" through his writings on the Armenian "genocide" of 1915. |
| His widow addressed the crowds before the cortege set off, telling them, "We are seeing off our brother with a silent walk, without slogans and without asking how a baby became a murderer." | His widow addressed the crowds before the cortege set off, telling them, "We are seeing off our brother with a silent walk, without slogans and without asking how a baby became a murderer." |
| The BBC's Sarah Rainsford in Istanbul says those who spilled onto the streets wished to express their sense of solidarity and horror at the murder. | The BBC's Sarah Rainsford in Istanbul says those who spilled onto the streets wished to express their sense of solidarity and horror at the murder. |
| Many, she says, are already beginning to consider Dink a martyr. | Many, she says, are already beginning to consider Dink a martyr. |
| Suspects held | Suspects held |
| Turkish prosecutors said a teenage suspect had confessed to the killing. | Turkish prosecutors said a teenage suspect had confessed to the killing. |
| Ogun Samast was arrested after he was identified by his father from CCTV images taken near the murder scene. | Ogun Samast was arrested after he was identified by his father from CCTV images taken near the murder scene. |
| Ogun Samast was arrested on Saturday in SamsunHe was being questioned in Istanbul along with six other suspects. | Ogun Samast was arrested on Saturday in SamsunHe was being questioned in Istanbul along with six other suspects. |
| One of them was named as Yasin Hayal, a friend of Mr Samast, who has spent 11 months in jail for a 2004 bomb attack outside a McDonald's restaurant in Trabzon. | One of them was named as Yasin Hayal, a friend of Mr Samast, who has spent 11 months in jail for a 2004 bomb attack outside a McDonald's restaurant in Trabzon. |
| Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper reported on Monday that during police questioning Mr Hayal said that he had given Mr Samast, aged 16 or 17, a gun and money. | Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper reported on Monday that during police questioning Mr Hayal said that he had given Mr Samast, aged 16 or 17, a gun and money. |
| Investigators say that so far they have found no links between Mr Samast and any known political group. | Investigators say that so far they have found no links between Mr Samast and any known political group. |
| Armenian government officials and religious leaders, as well as some members of Turkey's Armenian diaspora, attended the funeral, despite the fact that Armenia and Turkey have no diplomatic relations. | Armenian government officials and religious leaders, as well as some members of Turkey's Armenian diaspora, attended the funeral, despite the fact that Armenia and Turkey have no diplomatic relations. |
| 'Genocide' | 'Genocide' |
| Journalists and politicians in Turkey have expressed outrage at the killing, which many described as a political assassination, while the US, EU, France, and several human rights groups also voiced shock and condemnation. | Journalists and politicians in Turkey have expressed outrage at the killing, which many described as a political assassination, while the US, EU, France, and several human rights groups also voiced shock and condemnation. |
| Dink had received multiple death threats from nationalists because of his views on the mass killings of Armenians during the final days of the Ottoman Empire. | Dink had received multiple death threats from nationalists because of his views on the mass killings of Armenians during the final days of the Ottoman Empire. |
| The issue is a sensitive subject in both Armenia and Turkey. Many Armenians have campaigned for the killings to be recognised internationally as genocide. | The issue is a sensitive subject in both Armenia and Turkey. Many Armenians have campaigned for the killings to be recognised internationally as genocide. |
| Turkey admits that many Armenians were killed but it denies any genocide, saying the deaths happened during widespread fighting in World War I. | Turkey admits that many Armenians were killed but it denies any genocide, saying the deaths happened during widespread fighting in World War I. |