Turkish Daily News , Turkey
Jan 24 2007
Who attended the funeral
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Turkish Daily News
Several international figures attended Hrant Dink’s funeral. Acting as
the representative of Ğajag Barsamyan, the leader of the Romania
and Bulgaria Armenian Churches, Gatagigos Karatekin II; religious
representatives of American Armenians Diyayr Sirpazan Mardikyan
and Viken Sirpazan; Claudia Roth from the German Green Party; and
Turkey-European Union Co-Chair of the Joint Parliament Committee
Joost Lagendijk were among participants.
Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Nusret Bayraktar;
Democratic Left Party (DSP) leader Zeki Sezer; Motherland Party
(ANAVATAN) leader Erkan Mumcu; former Istanbul Mayor Ali Mufit
Gurtuna; Jewish community leader Ishak Haleva; Dogan TV Chairperson
of Executive Board Arzuhan Yalcindag; Bulent Oya Eczacibaşi;
Sabanci Holding CEO Guler Sabanci; and artists Ugur Yucel, Ferhat
Tunc and Yavuz Bingol all attended the church ceremony.