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| Istanbul funeral for slain editor | Istanbul funeral for slain editor |
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| Thousands of people have gathered outside the Istanbul offices of murdered Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink ahead of his funeral. | |
| The newspaper editor, 52, was gunned down in the Turkish city on Friday. | |
| Mourners, dressed in black and carrying signs reading "We are all Armenians", crammed the square outside the offices. | |
| Thousands are expected to take part in the funeral march along a five-mile (8km) route to an Armenian Orthodox Church amid tight security. | |
| Turkish prosecutors said the teenager suspected of shooting dead Dink had confessed. | |
| Ogun Samast was arrested after he was identified by his father from CCTV images taken near the murder scene. | Ogun Samast was arrested after he was identified by his father from CCTV images taken near the murder scene. |
| Controversial | |
| He was held in the Black Sea port of Samsun together with six other suspects, before being returned to Istanbul for further questioning. | He was held in the Black Sea port of Samsun together with six other suspects, before being returned to Istanbul for further questioning. |
| Hrant Dink was one of Turkey's most prominent Armenian voices Dink killing shocks Turkey Obituary: Hrant Dink In pictures: Dink killing | Hrant Dink was one of Turkey's most prominent Armenian voices Dink killing shocks Turkey Obituary: Hrant Dink In pictures: Dink killing |
| One of the suspects was named as Yasin Hayal, a friend of Mr Samast, who has spent 11 months in jail for a 2004 bomb attack outside a McDonald's restaurant in Trabzon. | One of the suspects was named as Yasin Hayal, a friend of Mr Samast, who has spent 11 months in jail for a 2004 bomb attack outside a McDonald's restaurant in Trabzon. |
| Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper reported on Monday that during police questioning Mr Hayal said that he had given Mr Samast, aged 16 or 17, the gun and the money. | Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper reported on Monday that during police questioning Mr Hayal said that he had given Mr Samast, aged 16 or 17, the gun and the money. |
| Investigators say that so far they have found no links between Mr Samast and any known political group. | Investigators say that so far they have found no links between Mr Samast and any known political group. |
| Dink was shot dead in broad daylight outside the office of his newspaper, Agos. | |
| He wrote many controversial articles about the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I. | He wrote many controversial articles about the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I. |
| High security | High security |
| Turkish officials have said the funeral will be held amid high police presence. | Turkish officials have said the funeral will be held amid high police presence. |
| "We have cancelled all leave for police and we will have an adequate force in place," Istanbul governor Muammer Guler said on Monday. | "We have cancelled all leave for police and we will have an adequate force in place," Istanbul governor Muammer Guler said on Monday. |
| Armenian government officials and religious leaders as well as some members of Turkey's Armenian diaspora have been invited to attend the funeral. | Armenian government officials and religious leaders as well as some members of Turkey's Armenian diaspora have been invited to attend the funeral. |
| Officials from Yerevan will make the trip despite the fact that Armenia and Turkey have no diplomatic relations. | Officials from Yerevan will make the trip despite the fact that Armenia and Turkey have no diplomatic relations. |
| Dink will be buried at Istanbul's Armenian cemetery after a ceremony a religious service and a ceremony outside the Agos office. | Dink will be buried at Istanbul's Armenian cemetery after a ceremony a religious service and a ceremony outside the Agos office. |
| 'Genocide' | 'Genocide' |
| Dink's murder shocked Turkey and Prime Minister Erdogan vowed repeatedly that his killer would be caught. | Dink's murder shocked Turkey and Prime Minister Erdogan vowed repeatedly that his killer would be caught. |
| Journalists and politicians in Turkey have expressed outrage at the killing, which many described as a political assassination, while the US, EU, France, and several human rights groups also voiced shock and condemnation. | Journalists and politicians in Turkey have expressed outrage at the killing, which many described as a political assassination, while the US, EU, France, and several human rights groups also voiced shock and condemnation. |
| Dink had received multiple death threats from nationalists because of his views on the mass killings of Armenians during the final days of the Ottoman Empire. | Dink had received multiple death threats from nationalists because of his views on the mass killings of Armenians during the final days of the Ottoman Empire. |
| He was convicted in October 2005 for writing about the Armenian "genocide" in 1915, a claim denied by the authorities in Ankara. | He was convicted in October 2005 for writing about the Armenian "genocide" in 1915, a claim denied by the authorities in Ankara. |
| The issue is a sensitive subject in both Armenia and Turkey. Many Armenians have campaigned for the killings to be recognised internationally as genocide. | The issue is a sensitive subject in both Armenia and Turkey. Many Armenians have campaigned for the killings to be recognised internationally as genocide. |
| Turkey admits that many Armenians were killed but it denies any genocide, saying the deaths happened during widespread fighting in World War I. | Turkey admits that many Armenians were killed but it denies any genocide, saying the deaths happened during widespread fighting in World War I. |