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Ten years have passed since the murder of Hrant Dink in Turkey but the legal proceedings against responsible officials are ongoing. The prosecutor’s office sees a link between them and Gülen movement, Deutsche Welle reports.

According to the newspaper, the Istanbul attorney general initially believed that the "Ergenekon" organization, whom the Turkish authorities consider ultra-nationalist and terrorist, was behind the murder. At the same time, the authorities conclude that the assassination has to do with the Gülen network.

“Turkey's government accuses the Gulen movement of organizing illegally within the police, army and the education and legal systems for years; it blames them for last year's failed coup attempt. Ankara has been aggressively pursuing alleged members of the movement. However, at the time of Dink's assassination, the Gulen movement was still a close ally of the ruling AK Party. Ten years on, all eyes are now on the latest court cases with their 35 defendants. They include the former police chief in Istanbul and former secret service members. Hakan Bakırcıoglu is one of Hrant Dink's lawyers. He said in an interview with DW that the investigations into the public officials by the Istanbul justice department are believed to have turned up important findings. These suggest that the perpetrator, Ogün Samast, had help from third parties, including people connected to the Istanbul and Trabzon police forces,” the newspaper writes.

 

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