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'''Hrant Dink Foundation''' is an organization established following the 2007 [[assassination of Hrant Dink]], a prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist, in order to "carry on Hrant’s dreams, Hrant’s struggle, Hrant’s language and Hrant’s heart".<ref name=Eyg>{{cite journal|title=Hrant Dink Foundation: Working for dialogue, empathy and peace|last=Eygören|first= Esra Nur|journal=Turkish Review|volume=5|issue= 2|date= 2015|pp= 152-153}}</ref><ref name="Ahval">{{cite news |title=Suspect arrested over death threats to Hrant Dink Foundation |url=https://ahvalnews.com/hrant-dink-foundation/suspect-arrested-over-death-threats-hrant-dink-foundation |access-date=14 March 2021 |work=Ahval |date=30 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Among the organization's specific goals are to monitor [[hate speech in Turkey]],<ref name=Deveci>{{cite journal |last1=Deveci |first1=Cem |last2=Binbuğa Kınık |first2=Burcu Nur |title=Nationalist bias in Turkish official discourse on hate speech: a Rawlsian criticism |journal=Turkish Studies |date=2019 |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=26–48 |doi=10.1080/14683849.2018.1479961}}</ref> to study history from a non-nationalist perspective especially using [[oral history]], build relationships between Turkey, Armenia and Europe,<ref name="Eyg" /> and improve [[democratization]] and [[human rights in Turkey]].<ref name="Eyg" /><ref name="Nazarian">{{cite news |last1=Nazarian |first1=Eric |title=Sights Unseen: Hrant Dink’s Site of Memory |url=https://armenianweekly.com/2019/05/09/sights-unseen-hrant-dinks-site-of-memory/ |access-date=14 March 2021 |work=The Armenian Weekly |date=9 May 2019}}</ref>
'''Hrant Dink Foundation''' is an organization established following the 2007 [[assassination of Hrant Dink]], a prominent [[Armenians in Turkey|Turkish-Armenian]] journalist, in order to "carry on Hrant’s dreams, Hrant’s struggle, Hrant’s language and Hrant’s heart".<ref name=Eyg>{{cite journal|title=Hrant Dink Foundation: Working for dialogue, empathy and peace|last=Eygören|first= Esra Nur|journal=Turkish Review|volume=5|issue= 2|date= 2015|pages= 152–153}}</ref><ref name="Ahval">{{cite news |title=Suspect arrested over death threats to Hrant Dink Foundation |url=https://ahvalnews.com/hrant-dink-foundation/suspect-arrested-over-death-threats-hrant-dink-foundation |access-date=14 March 2021 |work=Ahval |date=30 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Among the organization's specific goals are to monitor [[hate speech in Turkey]],<ref name=Deveci>{{cite journal |last1=Deveci |first1=Cem |last2=Binbuğa Kınık |first2=Burcu Nur |title=Nationalist bias in Turkish official discourse on hate speech: a Rawlsian criticism |journal=Turkish Studies |date=2019 |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=26–48 |doi=10.1080/14683849.2018.1479961|s2cid=150135128 }}</ref> to study history from a non-nationalist perspective especially using [[oral history]], build relationships between Turkey, Armenia and Europe,<ref name="Eyg" /> and improve [[democratization]] and [[human rights in Turkey]].<ref name="Eyg" /><ref name="Nazarian">{{cite news |last1=Nazarian |first1=Eric |title=Sights Unseen: Hrant Dink's Site of Memory |url=https://armenianweekly.com/2019/05/09/sights-unseen-hrant-dinks-site-of-memory/ |access-date=14 March 2021 |work=The Armenian Weekly |date=9 May 2019}}</ref>


The organization operates a "Turkey-Armenia Fellowship Scheme" enabling Turkish and Armenian professionals to visit the other country with the aim of improving relations, and also participates in the [[European Union]]-funded reconciliation initiative, "Support to the Armenia-Turkey Normalisation Process Programme".<ref name="Eyg" /> In 2010, the organization helped organize an exhibition on "Armenian Architects of Istanbul".<ref>{{cite news |title=‘Armenian Architects of Istanbul’ exhibition on display online |url=https://en.armradio.am/2014/02/15/armenian-architects-of-istanbul-exhibition-on-display-online/ |access-date=14 March 2021 |work=Public Radio of Armenia}}</ref> In 2012, the Platform "I Demand Hate Crime Legislation" was established, supported by the Hrant Dink Foundation as well as dozens of other civil society organizations in Turkey.<ref name=Deveci/> In 2017, Hrant Dink's widow, [[Rakel Dink]], accepted the [[Chirac Foundation]]'s Chirac Prize for Conflict Prevention, which was handed to her by French president [[Emmanuel Macron]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Hrant Dink Foundation Awarded Chirac Prize for Conflict Prevention |url=https://www.civilnet.am/news/178459/hrant-dink-foundation-awarded-chirac-prize-for-conflict-prevention/ |access-date=14 March 2021 |work=CIVILNET |date=25 November 2017 |language=hy-AM}}</ref> On 23 April 2019, the organization unveiled Hrant Dink’s Site of Memory at their headquarters in Istanbul.<ref name="Nazarian"/> In 2020, a suspect was arrested for sending [[death threat]]s to the organization and Rakel Dink.<ref name="Ahval" />
The organization operates a "Turkey-Armenia Fellowship Scheme" enabling Turkish and Armenian professionals to visit the other country with the aim of improving relations, and also participates in the [[European Union]]-funded reconciliation initiative, "Support to the Armenia-Turkey Normalisation Process Programme".<ref name="Eyg" /> In 2010, the organization helped organize an exhibition on "Armenian Architects of Istanbul".<ref>{{cite news |title='Armenian Architects of Istanbul' exhibition on display online |url=https://en.armradio.am/2014/02/15/armenian-architects-of-istanbul-exhibition-on-display-online/ |access-date=14 March 2021 |work=Public Radio of Armenia}}</ref> In 2012, the Platform "I Demand Hate Crime Legislation" was established, supported by the Hrant Dink Foundation as well as dozens of other civil society organizations in Turkey.<ref name=Deveci/> In 2017, Hrant Dink's widow, [[Rakel Dink]], accepted the [[Chirac Foundation]]'s Chirac Prize for Conflict Prevention, which was handed to her by French president [[Emmanuel Macron]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Hrant Dink Foundation Awarded Chirac Prize for Conflict Prevention |url=https://www.civilnet.am/news/178459/hrant-dink-foundation-awarded-chirac-prize-for-conflict-prevention/ |access-date=14 March 2021 |work=CIVILNET |date=25 November 2017 |language=hy-AM}}</ref> On 23 April 2019, the organization unveiled Hrant Dink’s Site of Memory at their headquarters in Istanbul.<ref name="Nazarian"/> In 2020, a suspect was arrested for sending [[death threat]]s to the organization and Rakel Dink.<ref name="Ahval" />


The foundation has organized several academic conferences, including the 2015 conference "A Civilization Destroyed: The Wealth of Non-Muslims in the Late Ottoman Period and the Early Republican Era", in cooperation with [[Bogaziçi University]], [[Istanbul Bilgi University]], and [[Sabanci University]].<ref name="Eyg" /> The organization has also promoted research into actions of [[rescuer (genocide)|rescue]] during the genocide through its History and Memory Research Fund.<ref>{{cite journal|title=A door from the past to the future|last=Daglioglu|first= Emre Can|journal=Turkish Review|volume= 5|issue= 5|date= 2015|pp=452-454}}</ref> Another focus for the organization is oral history research, which has involved the publication of a series of books "Sounds of Silence" detailing oral histories of Armenians from various parts of Turkey.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Toward the 100th anniversary of 1915|last=Elmas|first= Esra|journal= Turkish Review|volume= 5|issue= 2|date= 2015|pp=106-110}}</ref> The organization also sponsored a historical study into the [[seizure of Armenian foundations]] during the republican era.<ref>{{cite journal|title=The shifting focus of the Armenian Cause|last=Seferian|first= Nareg|journal=Turkish Review|volume= 5|issue= 2|date= 2015|pp= 98-104}}</ref> In October 2019, a Turkish court banned the organization's conference titled "Social, Cultural and Economic History of [[Kayseri]] and the Region". No reason was given.<ref>{{cite news |title=Turkish Authorities Ban Hrant Dink Foundation Conference |url=https://asbarez.com/187193/kayseri-government-bans-hrant-dink-foundation-from-holding-conference/ |access-date=14 March 2021 |work=Asbarez.com |date=18 October 2019}}</ref>
The foundation has organized several academic conferences, including the 2015 conference "A Civilization Destroyed: The Wealth of Non-Muslims in the Late Ottoman Period and the Early Republican Era", in cooperation with [[Boğaziçi University]], [[Istanbul Bilgi University]], and [[Sabancı University]].<ref name="Eyg" /> The organization has also promoted research into actions of [[rescuer (genocide)|rescue]] during the genocide through its History and Memory Research Fund.<ref>{{cite journal|title=A door from the past to the future|last=Daglioglu|first= Emre Can|journal=Turkish Review|volume= 5|issue= 5|date= 2015|pages=452–454}}</ref> Another focus for the organization is oral history research, which has involved the publication of a series of books "Sounds of Silence" detailing oral histories of Armenians from various parts of Turkey.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Toward the 100th anniversary of 1915|last=Elmas|first= Esra|journal= Turkish Review|volume= 5|issue= 2|date= 2015|pages=106–110}}</ref> The organization also sponsored a historical study into the [[seizure of Armenian foundations]] during the republican era.<ref>{{cite journal|title=The shifting focus of the Armenian Cause|last=Seferian|first= Nareg|journal=Turkish Review|volume= 5|issue= 2|date= 2015|pages= 98–104}}</ref> In October 2019, a Turkish court banned the organization's conference titled "Social, Cultural and Economic History of [[Kayseri]] and the Region". No reason was given.<ref>{{cite news |title=Turkish Authorities Ban Hrant Dink Foundation Conference |url=https://asbarez.com/187193/kayseri-government-bans-hrant-dink-foundation-from-holding-conference/ |access-date=14 March 2021 |work=Asbarez.com |date=18 October 2019}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 16:19, 7 December 2022

Hrant Dink Foundation is an organization established following the 2007 assassination of Hrant Dink, a prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist, in order to "carry on Hrant’s dreams, Hrant’s struggle, Hrant’s language and Hrant’s heart".[1][2] Among the organization's specific goals are to monitor hate speech in Turkey,[3] to study history from a non-nationalist perspective especially using oral history, build relationships between Turkey, Armenia and Europe,[1] and improve democratization and human rights in Turkey.[1][4]

The organization operates a "Turkey-Armenia Fellowship Scheme" enabling Turkish and Armenian professionals to visit the other country with the aim of improving relations, and also participates in the European Union-funded reconciliation initiative, "Support to the Armenia-Turkey Normalisation Process Programme".[1] In 2010, the organization helped organize an exhibition on "Armenian Architects of Istanbul".[5] In 2012, the Platform "I Demand Hate Crime Legislation" was established, supported by the Hrant Dink Foundation as well as dozens of other civil society organizations in Turkey.[3] In 2017, Hrant Dink's widow, Rakel Dink, accepted the Chirac Foundation's Chirac Prize for Conflict Prevention, which was handed to her by French president Emmanuel Macron.[6] On 23 April 2019, the organization unveiled Hrant Dink’s Site of Memory at their headquarters in Istanbul.[4] In 2020, a suspect was arrested for sending death threats to the organization and Rakel Dink.[2]

The foundation has organized several academic conferences, including the 2015 conference "A Civilization Destroyed: The Wealth of Non-Muslims in the Late Ottoman Period and the Early Republican Era", in cooperation with Boğaziçi University, Istanbul Bilgi University, and Sabancı University.[1] The organization has also promoted research into actions of rescue during the genocide through its History and Memory Research Fund.[7] Another focus for the organization is oral history research, which has involved the publication of a series of books "Sounds of Silence" detailing oral histories of Armenians from various parts of Turkey.[8] The organization also sponsored a historical study into the seizure of Armenian foundations during the republican era.[9] In October 2019, a Turkish court banned the organization's conference titled "Social, Cultural and Economic History of Kayseri and the Region". No reason was given.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Eygören, Esra Nur (2015). "Hrant Dink Foundation: Working for dialogue, empathy and peace". Turkish Review. 5 (2): 152–153.
  2. ^ a b "Suspect arrested over death threats to Hrant Dink Foundation". Ahval. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b Deveci, Cem; Binbuğa Kınık, Burcu Nur (2019). "Nationalist bias in Turkish official discourse on hate speech: a Rawlsian criticism". Turkish Studies. 20 (1): 26–48. doi:10.1080/14683849.2018.1479961. S2CID 150135128.
  4. ^ a b Nazarian, Eric (9 May 2019). "Sights Unseen: Hrant Dink's Site of Memory". The Armenian Weekly. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  5. ^ "'Armenian Architects of Istanbul' exhibition on display online". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Hrant Dink Foundation Awarded Chirac Prize for Conflict Prevention". CIVILNET (in Armenian). 25 November 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  7. ^ Daglioglu, Emre Can (2015). "A door from the past to the future". Turkish Review. 5 (5): 452–454.
  8. ^ Elmas, Esra (2015). "Toward the 100th anniversary of 1915". Turkish Review. 5 (2): 106–110.
  9. ^ Seferian, Nareg (2015). "The shifting focus of the Armenian Cause". Turkish Review. 5 (2): 98–104.
  10. ^ "Turkish Authorities Ban Hrant Dink Foundation Conference". Asbarez.com. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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