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This footage was filmed and produced 19 January 2023. Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, Editor-in-Chief of Agos Newspaper, was shot dead in front of Agos 16 years ago today. A memorial service was held at the place where Hrant was shot on the 16th anniversary of the murder on January 19, Istanbul, Turkey. Hundreds of people participated in the action, and the slogan 'We are all Hrants, we are all Armenians' was chanted. Director Emin Alper read the press release on behalf of the 'Friends of Hrant' group. Translation: [0:45 - 1:51] Emin Alper: 'Hrant Dink was one of those incorrigible ringleaders in history. They could not bear him; because he was a voice that could speak honestly without being provocative, censured without being hostile, able to be uncompromising without being belligerent, brave because he knew no existence other than being brave, shaking without shouting, and making every heart tremble when he reached. He was a socialist who fought not only on behalf of the Armenians but also on behalf of all the oppressed and silenced. He was descended from the Kirkor Zohrabs. It was impossible for them to tolerate this sound. And those who committed crimes on behalf of the sensitivities of the majority collectively murdered him here 16 years ago. That's how the story of humanity began and that's how it went, but it never has to end like that. We can and must change this story.'