Slain journalist to be remembered

Five years after his murder, Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, the editor-in-chief of weekly Agos, will be commemorated at club Ghetto tonight.

Five years after his murder, Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, the editor-in-chief of weekly Agos, will be commemorated at club Ghetto tonight. 

Aylin Aslım, Café Aman İstanbul, Gripin, Jehan Barbur, Kardeş Türküler, Moğollar, Mör ve Ötesi, Redd, Rojin and Şevval Sam will take the stage to sing songs in different languages for peace in the world.

Artist Marioz Rizzi, photographer Ara Güler and shadow puppeteer Emin Şenyer, as well as many surprise names, will also contribute to the event. The art director of the event is Ruken Tekeş Çalıkuşu. 
Ticket revenue will be donated to the Hrant Dink Foundation. The event starts at 10:30 p.m. and tickets are available at Biletix booths for 40 Turkish Liras. 

Dink was shot to death Jan. 19, 2007. The court’s verdict in the case, which was finally announced Jan. 17, raised eyebrows by refusing to connect Dink’s murder to his identity as an Armenian, and by indicating that there was no organizational structure behind the crime.