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1ST "HRANT DINK" AWARDS GO TO TURKISH, ISRAELI JOURNALISTS
AZG DAILY
09-10-2009
Mass Media
Turkish journalist Alper GörmuÅ~_ and Israeli journalist Amira Haas
became the first recipients of the Hrant Dink International Award on
Tuesday evening, given in the name of Hrant Dink, a Turkish-Armenian
journalist who was murdered in 2007.
Ali Bayramoglu, the head of the award committee of the International
Hrant Dink Foundation established by the Dink family, said at the
ceremony that "what we are looking for is what Hrant symbolizes," in
reference to his ideals, which were "purified out of discrimination,"
and people who follow those ideals taking risks for a more just
world.GörmuÅ~_, a columnist for the Taraf newspaper and a faculty
member at Bilgi University, said after receiving the award that he
carries a great responsibility because he has fears that he could do
something improper to undermine the meaning of the award.
"I saw Hrant Dink right after the Supreme Court of Appeals upheld
a lower court's decision to convict him. I had gone to Agos for an
interview with him. During the whole interview, he spent all his energy
explaining why it was impossible for him to 'insult Turkishness',"
GörmuÅ~_ said.
Haas, a correspondent for Israel's Haaretz newspaper, expressed
her regret over Dink's death and that the award was named "after a
murdered man." Born in Jerusalem, she is the daughter of Holocaust
survivors. Reporting on the Palestinians since 1991 when Haaretz
sent her to Gaza, she became the first and only Israeli journalist
to settle in Ramallah in the West Bank to live among Palestinians.
Dink's wife, Rakel, said in her emotional speech that Dink would
have been 55 on Sept. 15 if his life had not been "usurped." She
said establishing the foundation was a result of efforts from many
"friends" and that it was difficult to heal the wound.
KardeÅ~_ Turkuler, a well-known folk music ensemble praised for its
wide repertoire of ethnic music from A urkish-Armenian avant-garde
folk musician, gave a short concert at the ceremony, hetq.am reports.
AZG DAILY
09-10-2009
Mass Media
Turkish journalist Alper GörmuÅ~_ and Israeli journalist Amira Haas
became the first recipients of the Hrant Dink International Award on
Tuesday evening, given in the name of Hrant Dink, a Turkish-Armenian
journalist who was murdered in 2007.
Ali Bayramoglu, the head of the award committee of the International
Hrant Dink Foundation established by the Dink family, said at the
ceremony that "what we are looking for is what Hrant symbolizes," in
reference to his ideals, which were "purified out of discrimination,"
and people who follow those ideals taking risks for a more just
world.GörmuÅ~_, a columnist for the Taraf newspaper and a faculty
member at Bilgi University, said after receiving the award that he
carries a great responsibility because he has fears that he could do
something improper to undermine the meaning of the award.
"I saw Hrant Dink right after the Supreme Court of Appeals upheld
a lower court's decision to convict him. I had gone to Agos for an
interview with him. During the whole interview, he spent all his energy
explaining why it was impossible for him to 'insult Turkishness',"
GörmuÅ~_ said.
Haas, a correspondent for Israel's Haaretz newspaper, expressed
her regret over Dink's death and that the award was named "after a
murdered man." Born in Jerusalem, she is the daughter of Holocaust
survivors. Reporting on the Palestinians since 1991 when Haaretz
sent her to Gaza, she became the first and only Israeli journalist
to settle in Ramallah in the West Bank to live among Palestinians.
Dink's wife, Rakel, said in her emotional speech that Dink would
have been 55 on Sept. 15 if his life had not been "usurped." She
said establishing the foundation was a result of efforts from many
"friends" and that it was difficult to heal the wound.
KardeÅ~_ Turkuler, a well-known folk music ensemble praised for its
wide repertoire of ethnic music from A urkish-Armenian avant-garde
folk musician, gave a short concert at the ceremony, hetq.am reports.