Armenian-Turkish author and chief editor of Agos Newspaper, Hrant Dink , was shot dead in 19.01.2007 and
Illustrator Firuz Kutal did these drawings for him. Click on the picture if you want to see a bigger version.

Prominent and active in various democratic platforms and civil society organizations, Hrant Dink has been emphasizing
the need for democratization in Turkey and focused on the issues of free speech, minority rights,
civic rights and issues pertaining to the Armenian community in Turkey.

Born in Malatya on 15 September 1954, Dink moved to Istanbul at the age of seven where he has lived since.
He received his primary and secondary education in Armenian community schools and graduated from the Zoology Department of Istanbul University.
He then continued his education at the Philosophy Department at the same university.

He was a bridge between Armenian and Turkish people. He was 62th journalist who was killed.