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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>{{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 promote reconciliation between Turks and Armenians following the [[Armenian Genocide]],{{cn}} 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> and improve [[human rights in Turkey]].<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 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> |
'''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>{{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 promote reconciliation between Turks and Armenians following the [[Armenian Genocide]],{{cn}} 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> and improve [[human rights in Turkey]].<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 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> |
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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/> On 23 April 2019, the organization unveiled 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> |
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 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> |
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In 2020, a suspect was arrested for sending [[death threat]]s to the organization and |
In 2020, a suspect was arrested for sending [[death threat]]s to the organization and Rakel Dink.<ref name="Ahval" /> |
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Revision as of 09:01, 14 March 2021
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 promote reconciliation between Turks and Armenians following the Armenian Genocide,[citation needed] monitor hate speech in Turkey,[3] and improve human rights in Turkey.[4] The organization has also promoted research into actions of rescue during the genocide through its History and Memory Research Fund.[5]
In 2010, the organization helped organize an exhibition on "Armenian Architects of Istanbul".[6] 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.[7] On 23 April 2019, the organization unveiled 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.[8] In 2020, a suspect was arrested for sending death threats to the organization and Rakel Dink.[2]
References
- ^ Eygören, Esra Nur (2015). "Hrant Dink Foundation: Working for dialogue, empathy and peace". Turkish Review. 5 (2): 152–153.
- ^ a b "Suspect arrested over death threats to Hrant Dink Foundation". Ahval. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nazarian, Eric (9 May 2019). "Sights Unseen: Hrant Dink's Site of Memory". The Armenian Weekly. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Daglioglu, Emre Can (2015). "A door from the past to the future". Turkish Review. 5 (5): 452–454.
- ^ "'Armenian Architects of Istanbul' exhibition on display online". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Hrant Dink Foundation Awarded Chirac Prize for Conflict Prevention". CIVILNET (in Armenian). 25 November 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Turkish Authorities Ban Hrant Dink Foundation Conference". Asbarez.com. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2021.