Dink Court Case

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Supreme Court's insistance on investigation against Muammer Güler
Supreme Court's insistance on investigation against Muammer Güler
A permit was requested for starting an investigation against former Minister of Interior Muammer Güler, who was the governor of Istanbul when Hrant Dink was murdered, and Ministry of Interior declined this request by deciding “not to put it in process”. Supreme Court Prosecutor's Office objected to the decision of Ministry of Interior.
7 April 2016 Uygar Gültekin
Sabri Uzun claims he didn't know about the intelligence reports
Sabri Uzun claims he didn't know about the intelligence reports
Statements are started to be taken as part of the lawsuit that was opened against public officials who have responsibility in Hrant Dink's murder. Former Chief of Istanbul Intelligence Branch Sabri Uzun, who were in office at the time of the murder, gave a statement in Ankara 2nd High Penal Court upon the order of İstanbul 14th High Penal Court. Uzun claimed that he wasn't informed about the intelligence reports that contains information about the plans for murdering Hrant Dink.
24 March 2016 Uygar Gültekin
"Dink is one of our targets, Mutafyan is nationalist"
"Dink is one of our targets, Mutafyan is nationalist"
A document added to the case file of Dink murder case revealed why Hrant Dink couldn't have issued a passport in 1997.
10 March 2016 Uygar Gültekin
State investigated whether the perpetrators of Dink murder are of Armenian origin
State investigated whether the perpetrators of Dink murder are of Armenian origin
A document added to the case file of Dink murder revealed that the intelligence units investigated whether the perpetrators of Dink murder are of Armenian origin.
10 March 2016 Uygar Gültekin
According to MİT, Dink case is a "separatist activity"
According to MİT, Dink case is a "separatist activity"
A document in the appendix of the indictment prepared for Hrant Dink case revealed the fact MİT (intelligence agency of Turkey) was monitoring Armenians, Greeks and other non-Muslim communities under the title of “Ethnic Separatist Activities”.
2 March 2016 Uygar Gültekin
Dink cases joined
Dink cases joined
The case that was opened against the public officials as part of the investigation on Dink murder and the main case are joined. The Supreme Court decided the cases to be tried by 14th High Penal Court.
26 January 2016 Uygar Gültekin
Agos' archive: A pigeon-like unease of my spirit
Agos' archive: A pigeon-like unease of my spirit
Today, in Agos' archive, there is an article by Hrant Dink, "A pigeon-like unease of my spirit", which was published in Agos on January 19, 2007.
20 January 2016 Hrant Dink
Gökalp Kökçü, the prosecutor of Dink case, dismissed from the investigation
Gökalp Kökçü, the prosecutor of Dink case, dismissed from the investigation
Preparing the indictment against the public officials and carrying the investigations about the crime organization in Dink case, Gökalp Kökçü's is appointed to another office.
11 January 2016 Haber Merkezi
Dink case waits for the Supreme Court
Dink case waits for the Supreme Court
Dink case waits for the Supreme Court’s decision on which court should try the case that was opened against the public officials.
22 December 2015 Ույգար Գյուլթեքին
The court declined the request of joining the cases
The court declined the request of joining the cases
Istanbul 5th High Penal Court declined the request of joining the case on “omission of public officials” with the main Hrant Dink case. The file is sent back to 14th High Penal Court.
16 December 2015 Haber Merkezi
The indictment against public officials joins together with the main case
The indictment against public officials joins together with the main case
The indictment prepared for trying the public officials as part of Hrant Dink case is joined together the main case in 5th High Penal Court.
15 December 2015 Haber Merkezi
The indictment against public officials sent to the court
The indictment against public officials sent to the court
The indictment against public officials that was prepared as a part of Hrant Dink case is sent to Istanbul 14th High Penal Court. The indictment was returned by Public Prosecutor of Istanbul twice.
9 December 2015 Haber Merkezi
Compensation approved in Dink case
Compensation approved in Dink case
Ministry of Interior will pay compensation to Dink family because of neglect of duty.
2 December 2015 Haber Merkezi
The indictment against the public officials is returned
The indictment against the public officials is returned
The indictment against the public officials that was prepared by investigating prosecutor Gökalp Kökçü as a part of Hrant Dink case is returned to the prosecution by Public Prosecutor of Istanbul.
3 November 2015 Uygar Gültekin
Who is who in the investigation of Hrant Dink’s assassination?
Who is who in the investigation of Hrant Dink’s assassination?
Here is a list of some important public officials who are and are not included in the bill of indictment.
31 October 2015 Uygar Gültekin
Public officials in the bill of indictment
Public officials in the bill of indictment
Many of the 25 public officials who are included in a bill of indictment as part of Dink case are accused of murder in the first degree, leadership or membership of an armed crime enterprise, destroying the official documents and some of them are accused of murder by omission and some others are accused of official misconduct.
22 October 2015 Haber Merkezi
Dink family’s lawyer Bakırcıoğlu evaluated Engin Dinç’s testimony: “The responsibility of the Directorate of Security of Trabzon cannot be set aside”
Dink family’s lawyer Bakırcıoğlu evaluated Engin Dinç’s testimony: “The responsibility of the Directorate of Security of Trabzon cannot be set aside”
Engin Dinç bore a testimony as a suspect 9 years after the assassination of Hrant Dink. In 2007, the year that Hrant Dink was assassinated, he was the chief of Provincial Intelligence Office of Trabzon and now, he serves as the head of Police Intelligence Department.
14 September 2015 Haber Merkezi
Samast’s father: The State dragged my child into crime
Samast’s father: The State dragged my child into crime
Sentenced to pay compensation to the Dink family regarding the Hrant Dink murder, the Ministry of Interior has filed a revocation case to recover the 1 million 659 thousand liras from the perpetrators.
19 March 2015 Haber Merkezi
Charge not only Akyürek but all of them
Charge not only Akyürek but all of them
Lawyer Hakan Bakırcıoğlu assessed the most recent state of the Hrant Dink murder investigation for Agos following former Intelligence Branch Chief Ramazan Akyürek’s arrest: “There are many public officials which should be indicted for premeditated murder. The Dink murder is a murder carried out by consensus, and parties to this consensus share total and collective responsibility. Ramazan Akyürek is only one of the public officials who played a significant role in this murder.”
5 March 2015 Uygar Gültekin
Dink case: Akyürek arrested
Dink case: Akyürek arrested
Former General Directorate of Security Intelligence Agency Director Ramazan Akyürek, detained within the scope of the Hrant Dink murder investigation, arrested.
28 February 2015 Haber Merkezi

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Murathan Mungan: They wanted to kill the language of peace
Murathan Mungan: They wanted to kill the language of peace
On the 8th anniversary of Hrant Dink’s assassination, poet and playwright Murathan Mungan spoke to the crowd gathered fort he commemoration ceremony: “One of Hrant Dink’s dreams was the opening of borders between Armenia and Turkey to allow for the two peoples to commingle. Friends, we should own up not only to the memory of our lost loved ones, but also to their dreams. And if that border were to be opened today, it would mean opening the door to so many other things. (…) The opening of that border would so much become the year 2015.”
19 January 2015
Cizre Police Chief turns himself in
Cizre Police Chief turns himself in
Cizre Police Chief Ercan Demir, for whom an arrest warrant was issued in relation to the Hrant Dink murder case investigation, has reportedly turned himself in.
19 January 2015 Haber Merkezi
Agos editorial – Not eight, but a hundred years
Agos editorial – Not eight, but a hundred years
From the January 19 editorial of Agos: It has been eight years since Hrant Dink was shot to death in front the offices of his own newspaper. From 2007 to 2015, the eight years that passed with the expectation and demand for justice. But that is not all; since 1915, a century has passed with the same expectation and demand.
15 January 2015
Two police officers arrested in Dink case
Two police officers arrested in Dink case
Former Chief of Police Özkan Mumcu and police officer Muhittin Zenit, for which arrest warrants had been issued within the scope of the Dink murder investigation, have been arrested
13 January 2015
Arrest warrant issued for police officers in Dink murder
Arrest warrant issued for police officers in Dink murder
In the Dink murder investigation, an arrest warrant has been issued for the former Chief of Police Özkan Mumcu and police officer Muhittin Zenit on the grounds that ‘they had prior knowledge of the assassination and did not take necessary precautions’.
12 January 2015 Haber Merkezi
Former Istanbul Police Chief Celalettin Cerrah gives statement
Former Istanbul Police Chief Celalettin Cerrah gives statement
In the inquiry regarding public officials in relation to the assassination of Agos Editor-in-Chief Hrant Dink, former Istanbul Police Chief Celalettin Cerrah is currently providing his statement as a suspect.
15 December 2014 Haber Merkezi
Those who failed to protect Dink will give statements
Those who failed to protect Dink will give statements
The Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office has called on the former Istanbul Chief of Police Celalettin Cerrah and former Intelligence Department Chief Ahmet İlhan Güler, who were in office at the time of the assassination, to provide statements. Public officials stationed at the Trabzon Police Department and Gendarme Commanderie are also expected to be invited to provide statements in the coming days.
19 November 2014