WHO WINS WITH THE MURDER OF HRANT DINK?

“The political murder of Hrant Dink will have an affect of political earthquake in Turkey. Turkey’s internal and perhaps external policy will be affected. That murder will divide the Turkish society in term of recognition of the Armenian genocide,” Haik Demoyan, director of the Genocide Institute-Museum, told a press conference today.

All the intellectuals at Hayeli Club admit that yesterday’s murder in Turkey was a result of Turkish policy in the course of dozens of years. “Dink’s murder was not an attempt by violent young men but resulted from the policy of Turkey since its inception,” Azat Yeghiazaryan, director of National Institute of Literature, said, also saying Dink’s murder was part of a chain which started in Budapest by a murder of an Armenian officer by an Azeri.

Ashot Melkumyan, director of National Institute of History, is sure that this is a terrorist act sponsored by Turkish state.

Demoyan is sure Turkey will make a political show out of this murder trying to convince the international community that she cares for democracy and freedom of speech. He referred to Turkish prime minister’s condemnation of the fact of murder and his assurance that murderers will be punished.

Asked who wins with the murder of the Turkish-Armenian publicist, Demoyan and Avagyan said it must be connected with the internal political situation in Turkey and the fact that elections are expected in that country soon.