January 19, 2007 - 21:44 AMT
Hrant Dink's Murder. 15-Day Mourning Declared in Armenian Community of Istanbul
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.