Mass departure of Armenians from Turkey not expected

January 24, 2008 - 16:33 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Assassination of Agos editor Hrant Dink, employees of Zirve Christian edition in Malatia and assault on Catholic priests aroused anxiety among the Armenian community of Istanbul, said Diran Bakar, the attorney of the Armenian community. According to him, the Armenian community can leave Turkey at any time, The Caucasian Knot reports.



However, Agos newspaper representative in Yerevan Talin Sujian said the hearsay is not a novelty. "Of course, after the assassination of Hrant Dink the Armenian community lives in fear but mass departure is not expected even under circumstances," she told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. "Armenians in Istanbul refrain from clashes with the Turkish authorities," she said.



Hrant Dink was gunned down on January 19, 2007 nearby his newspaper office by an ultranationalist Ogun Samast, who was arrested several hours after the assassination.



Samast and other 18 suspects will stand trial February 2, 2008.
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