The prosecutor, who examines the case into the murder of Istanbul Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, has demanded that a decision be made for the arrest of US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen; former prosecutor Zekeriya Öz, who is a fugitive; Zaman newspaper’s former chief editor, Ekrem Dumanlı; Bugün newspaper journalists Adem Yavuz Arslan and Faruk Mercan; and one of Gülen’s attorneys, Halil İbrahim Koca, according to Agos Armenian bilingual weekly of Istanbul.

The prosecutor noted that these persons were involved in the assassination of Dink. He stated that they held phone conversations with each other before and after the murder, and developed ways for the arrest of Dink’s murderer, Ogün Samast, and presenting it to the public in a manner that was convenient to them.

It is noted, however, that they could not have done all this without the knowledge of their leader, Fethullah Gülen.

Also, it is noted that these six individuals use the ByLock smartphone messaging application, which is considered the means of communication between the members of the Gülen movement, led Fethullah Gülen.

Journalist Hrant Dink, the founder and chief editor of Agos, was gunned down on January 19, 2007 in front of then office of Agos.

In 2011, the perpetrator, Ogün Samast, was sentenced by a juvenile court to 22 years and ten months for the murder.

After long court proceedings and appeals, however, a new probe was ultimately launched in this murder case, and regarding numerous former and serving senior Turkish officials’ complicity in this assassination.