ANKARA - "We are facing a new provocation," said 9th President of Turkey Suleyman Demirel regarding the assassination of Hrant Dink, editor-in-chief of bilingual Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos.
Demirel, who condemned the attack, said, "it is a despicable murder. Those who committed this murder have only one aim, that is to humiliate Turkey in the international arena.
We are facing a new provocation. The people who are responsible for this event must be found at short notice and must be punished."
Dink was shot in front of his office building in Sisli district of Istanbul today, and died instantly at the scene.