Agos
 Cover ofAgoson 18 January 2013 carrying the photo of its assassinated editor in chiefHrant Dink | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Berliner |
| Founder(s) | Hrant Dink |
| Editor-in-chief | Hrant Dink(1996–2007) Etyen Mahçupyan(2007–2010) Rober Koptaş(2010–2015) Yetvart Danzikyan(2015–present) |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Political alignment | Independent |
| Language | TurkishandArmenian(print and online edition) English(online edition) |
| Headquarters | Istanbul,Turkey |
| Website | www |
Agos(inArmenian:Ակօս,"furrow") is anArmenianbilingual weekly newspaper published inIstanbul,Turkey,established on 5 April 1996.
Agoshas bothArmenianandTurkishpages as well as an onlineEnglishedition. Today, the paper has a weekly circulation of over 5,000.
History
[edit]Turkish-ArmenianHrant DinkwasAgoschief editor from the newspaper's beginnings until his assassination outside the newspaper's offices in Istanbul in January 2007.
Hrant Dink's son,Arat Dink,who served as the executive editor of the weekly, had been co-defendant in the cases brought against Hrant Dink for"denigrating Turkishness"on account of his managerial position at the weekly.
AfterHrant Dink's assassination,Etyen Mahçupyanwas named editor-in-chief. In 2010, he was succeeded in that position byRober Koptaş.[1]Arat Dink continued to serve as executive editor.
In 2012, a plan made by theAtsız Youthto attack theAgosheadquarters was exposed.[2][3]
In 2015,Yetvart Danzikyanbecame editor-in-chief of the newspaper andAris Nalcıexecutive editor.[4]
References
[edit]- ^Vercihan Ziflioğlu (17 June 2010)."Young editor to take helm of Turkish-Armenian weekly".Hürriyet Daily News.Retrieved21 February2011.
- ^"Son Dakika".Milliyet(in Turkish).Retrieved2022-07-17.
- ^"Hocalı mitingini 'Genç Atsızlar' sabote etmiş".CNN TÜRK(in Turkish). 29 February 2012.Retrieved2022-07-17.
- ^Bianet: Agos'ta Yetvart Danzikyan Dönemi(in Turkish)
Further reading
[edit]- Eraslan, Hülya (July 2007).Agos (1996-2005): Türkçe-Ermenice Bir Gazetenin Tarihi(in Turkish). Gazi Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi.ISBN978-975-483-749-0.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2008-12-22.
External links
[edit]- Agos(in Turkish)
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