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    YOUNG PEOPLE GATHER TO COMMEMORATE HRANT DINK

    armradio.am
    11.01.2008 11:50

    Armenian, Alevi, Kurdish and Turkish young people in Turkey have formed
    a group called "Hadig" to commemorate Hrant Dink, editor-in-chief of
    bilingual Armenian-Turkish weekly Agos, on the first anniversary of
    his assassination, the Turkish Daily News reports.

    The word "Hadig" literally means "grain" in the Armenian language. The
    14-member group composed of university students gathering through
    a civilian initiative formed the Tilili Project that took its name
    from a sentence in Dink's article titled "Armenian Identity." A total
    of 19 articles written by Dink between 1996 and 2007 for bilingual
    Armenian-Turkish weekly Agos were chosen to give voice to the framework
    of the Tilili Project. The number 19 symbolizes the date Jan. 19,
    the day Dink was murdered in front of Agos' building. Dink's articles
    were read aloud by some of Turkey's respected artists.

    Again symbolizing the date Dink was assassinated, 19 artists and
    intellectuals are participating in the project, where the biggest
    surprise is the recorded voice of Dink himself while reading his
    article titled "Su Catlagını Buldu" (Water finds its crack).

    The Tilili Project's display poster includes depictions of four
    pomegranates because this fruit symbolizes fruitfulness, blessing and
    togetherness in traditional Armenian culture. Kızılarslan said,
    "We put pomegranate grains on the display poster because we are
    each grains of this country and when we come together we form the
    unity and integrity of Turkey. May the grains of the pomegranate
    not disintegrate." The Turkish audio version of Dink's articles will
    be available on headphones during "Apartment Project" that will take
    place Jan. 4-20, 2008. The project is expected to travel to Europe and
    the US with English and French versions of Dink's recorded articles.

    --Boundary_(ID_xY95wxb9qYwy+4F9TjEwtw)- -
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