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AGOS, HRANT DINK FOUNDATION CHRISTEN NEW HOME
Cihan News Agency, Turkey
March 24 2015
CIHAN | ISTANBUL- 24.03.2015 19:08:15
The Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos and the Hrant Dink Foundation
welcomed the press to the opening of their new premises in the recently
restored former Pangaltı Anarad Hıgutyun elementary school building
in Ä°stanbul on Tuesday morning.
The press conference was held in the Havak Conference Hall of the
renovated building, "havak" meaning "to gather" in Armenian, with
an introduction by Hrant Dink's widow, Rakel Dink, who thanked all
donors and those involved with the arduous move.
Sibel Asna, a deputy member of the board of directors for the Hrant
Dink Foundation, then introduced the goals the foundation seeks to
achieve in their new location. "Agos began to grow, and our space was a
place where we experienced many difficulties. But what we experienced
there was also a very good era. It was a period where we produced,
where we persevered, where we dreamed of this building, perhaps not
this building specifically, but we dreamed of creating our own space
like this," stated Asna.
Asna also explained that after a long period of restoration, which
began in 2013, they have now settled into a place that will house
many workshops, archives, meeting rooms and a library in order to
continue their research in the fight against nationalism and racism.
"In the archives section, researchers, journalists, students and
enthusiasts [of Turkish-Armenian relations] will have the opportunity
to access a great number of documents, texts, images, videos and
audio files that relate to the Armenian community, to Hrant Dink,
to Armenians and to the cultural heritage of other minority groups,"
read the press bulletin obtained by Today's Zaman.
The Hrank Dink Foundation was established after the founding
editor-in-chief of Agos, Hrant Dink, was slain outside the newspaper's
building on Jan. 19, 2007. The foundation stated on Tuesday that
although the old Agos building was too small for them to continue
their work, its symbolism will not be forgotten, and that the old
building continues to hold memories of Dink.
The Pangaltı Anarad Hıgutyun elementary school opened in 1903,
and moved to its current location on Papa Roncalli Street in 1915. In
2004, the school was shut down due to a diminishing Turkish-Armenian
population in Istanbul.
Zeynep KarataÅ~_, Ä°stanbul (Cihan/Today's Zaman)
http://en.cihan.com.tr/news/Agos-Hrant-Dink-Foundation-christen-new-home-_7230-CHMTcxNzIzMA==
Cihan News Agency, Turkey
March 24 2015
CIHAN | ISTANBUL- 24.03.2015 19:08:15
The Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos and the Hrant Dink Foundation
welcomed the press to the opening of their new premises in the recently
restored former Pangaltı Anarad Hıgutyun elementary school building
in Ä°stanbul on Tuesday morning.
The press conference was held in the Havak Conference Hall of the
renovated building, "havak" meaning "to gather" in Armenian, with
an introduction by Hrant Dink's widow, Rakel Dink, who thanked all
donors and those involved with the arduous move.
Sibel Asna, a deputy member of the board of directors for the Hrant
Dink Foundation, then introduced the goals the foundation seeks to
achieve in their new location. "Agos began to grow, and our space was a
place where we experienced many difficulties. But what we experienced
there was also a very good era. It was a period where we produced,
where we persevered, where we dreamed of this building, perhaps not
this building specifically, but we dreamed of creating our own space
like this," stated Asna.
Asna also explained that after a long period of restoration, which
began in 2013, they have now settled into a place that will house
many workshops, archives, meeting rooms and a library in order to
continue their research in the fight against nationalism and racism.
"In the archives section, researchers, journalists, students and
enthusiasts [of Turkish-Armenian relations] will have the opportunity
to access a great number of documents, texts, images, videos and
audio files that relate to the Armenian community, to Hrant Dink,
to Armenians and to the cultural heritage of other minority groups,"
read the press bulletin obtained by Today's Zaman.
The Hrank Dink Foundation was established after the founding
editor-in-chief of Agos, Hrant Dink, was slain outside the newspaper's
building on Jan. 19, 2007. The foundation stated on Tuesday that
although the old Agos building was too small for them to continue
their work, its symbolism will not be forgotten, and that the old
building continues to hold memories of Dink.
The Pangaltı Anarad Hıgutyun elementary school opened in 1903,
and moved to its current location on Papa Roncalli Street in 1915. In
2004, the school was shut down due to a diminishing Turkish-Armenian
population in Istanbul.
Zeynep KarataÅ~_, Ä°stanbul (Cihan/Today's Zaman)
http://en.cihan.com.tr/news/Agos-Hrant-Dink-Foundation-christen-new-home-_7230-CHMTcxNzIzMA==