ANKARA - The Turkish Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the assassination of Turkish journalist of Armenian descent Hrant Dink, editor-in-chief of bilingual Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos, on Friday.
The ministry expressed sorrow over death of Dink, and stated, "security forces launched initiatives to arrest the assassin or assassins."
The ministry offered condolences to family and relatives of Dink as well as staff of Agos weekly and Turkish people of Armenian descent.