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| Turks remember slain journalist | Turks remember slain journalist |
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| Thousands of people have gathered in the Turkish city of Istanbul to commemorate the murder last year of ethnic Armenian journalist Hrant Dink. | |
| Flowers were laid and candles lit in the street where Mr Dink was shot dead, while a huge picture of him covered part of the building where he worked. | Flowers were laid and candles lit in the street where Mr Dink was shot dead, while a huge picture of him covered part of the building where he worked. |
| Mr Dink campaigned for his country to confront the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I. | Mr Dink campaigned for his country to confront the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I. |
| Observers say Mr Dink's stance made him a hate figure for Turkish nationalists. | Observers say Mr Dink's stance made him a hate figure for Turkish nationalists. |
| Nineteen people, including two leaders of an ultra-nationalist group, are currently on trial for his murder at a court in Istanbul. | Nineteen people, including two leaders of an ultra-nationalist group, are currently on trial for his murder at a court in Istanbul. |
| The trial, which began in July, is being held behind closed doors because the alleged gunman, Ogun Samast, is 17 years old. | The trial, which began in July, is being held behind closed doors because the alleged gunman, Ogun Samast, is 17 years old. |
| Mr Dink's family has accused the authorities of collusion, and the court is also considering allegations of a cover-up. | Mr Dink's family has accused the authorities of collusion, and the court is also considering allegations of a cover-up. |
| Target | Target |
| At a short ceremony led by Mr Dink's close friends and family, crowds of people marked his murder at 1457 (1257 GMT) on 19 January 2007 with a moment of silence outside the offices of the Agos newspaper. | |
| You are here for justice today - a scream for justice rises from your silence Rakel Dink Obituary: Hrant DinkDink murder divides Turks | |
| Dozens of carnations and candles were laid at the spot where the 53-year-old died. | Dozens of carnations and candles were laid at the spot where the 53-year-old died. |
| A huge photograph of Mr Dink covered the newspaper's building, while mourners in the street pinned smaller pictures to their chests. | A huge photograph of Mr Dink covered the newspaper's building, while mourners in the street pinned smaller pictures to their chests. |
| "We are at the pavement where they tried to clean his blood with soap," Mr Dink's widow, Rakel, said in an emotional address from a window in the newspaper's office. | |
| "You are here for justice today. A scream for justice rises from your silence." | |
| The murder of Mr Dink triggered widespread anger and shock in Turkey, and caused massive crowds to take to the streets, chanting: "We are all Armenians, we are all Hrant Dinks." | The murder of Mr Dink triggered widespread anger and shock in Turkey, and caused massive crowds to take to the streets, chanting: "We are all Armenians, we are all Hrant Dinks." |
| The murder triggered widespread anger and shock in Turkey | |
| Mr Dink was a hate figure for extreme nationalists and had received death threats before he was killed. | Mr Dink was a hate figure for extreme nationalists and had received death threats before he was killed. |
| He was well-known for writing articles about the mass killing of hundreds of thousands of Armenians by the Ottoman Turks in 1915. | He was well-known for writing articles about the mass killing of hundreds of thousands of Armenians by the Ottoman Turks in 1915. |
| Armenians have campaigned for the killings to be recognised internationally as genocide, as some countries have done. | Armenians have campaigned for the killings to be recognised internationally as genocide, as some countries have done. |
| 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. |
| But the BBC's Sarah Rainsford in Istanbul says his friends believe it was his conviction under the controversial Article 301 - for "insulting Turkishness" - that singled him out as a target. | But the BBC's Sarah Rainsford in Istanbul says his friends believe it was his conviction under the controversial Article 301 - for "insulting Turkishness" - that singled him out as a target. |