  Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office launches probe against Agos editor April 4, 2013 - 18:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation against the editor of Agos Turkish-Armenian newspaper Robert Koptas and writer Ümit Kıvanç. Koptas and Kıvanç criticized the sentence on slain journalist Hrant Dink’s case, Agos reported. Resident of Antalya, Aydin Tasçin filed a complaint against the statement, Koptas and Kıvanç issued on January 17, 2012 on Haber Turk TV. “Turkish citizens Robert Koptas and Ümit Kıvanç (apparently Armenians) dubbed the Turkish state an assassin that keeps masterminding murders. As a Turkish citizen, I deem these words incomprehensible,” the citizen wrote. Koptas and Kıvanç will be interrogated on the days to come.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
