Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visits Hrant Dink Memorial Site and Agos newspaper

On April 24, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew paid a visit to the 23.5 Hrant Dink Memory Site and the editorial offices of Agos, the bilingual Turkish-Armenian weekly newspaper, where he met with the institutions’ leadership and received a detailed briefing.

During the visit, Patriarch Bartholomew was welcomed by Rakel Dink, Chair of the Hrant Dink Foundation; Delal Dink, Vice Chair; Yetvart Danzikyan, Editor-in-Chief of Agos; Zeynep Taşkın, Administrative Director of the Foundation; Nayat Karaköse, Programs Director; and Ayfer Bartu Candan, Research Director. Aslı Yolcu and Kürşat Güngör Sağlam of the 23.5 Memory Site team were also present.

The Patriarch was accompanied by Laki Vingas and Professor Dr. Elçin Macar.

Patriarch Bartholomew received a comprehensive overview of the Hrant Dink Memory Site’s mission and activities, and was presented with several publications released by the Hrant Dink Foundation. During his stop at Agos, he spoke with Editor-in-Chief Yetvart Danzikyan and Pakrat Estukyan, Editor of the Armenian pages.