Hrant Dink's Murder. 15-Day Mourning Declared in Armenian Community of IstanbulJanuary 19, 2007 - 21:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Constantinople Archbishop of the Armenian Apostolic Church Mesrob Mutafyan during a press conference in Istanbul sharply criticized Hrant Dink's murder, who was the editor of Armenian-Turkish newspaper 'Agos'. In the Armenian community of Istanbul, which has over 60 thousand people, has been declared a 15-day mourning. Hrant Dink was born in 1954 in Turkish province of Malatia. He was 7 when his parents moved to Istanbul. He has attended Armenian secondary school in Istanbul. After school Dink entered Istanbul University. Graduating first he was qualified as zoologist, and then as philosopher. Beginning from 1996 Dink was heading 'Agos' newspaper, which is published in Armenian and Turkish languages. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. |