A street in Istanbul Gezi Park has been named after slain Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, with a symbolic grave installed in memory of destroyed Surp Hagop Armenian cemetery.
The protesters “opened” the street chanting “We are all Hrant Dinks, we are all Armenians”. Nor Zartonk initiative installed a gravestone, with the following note engraved, “1551-1939: our cemetery was destroyed: but you can’t deprive us of our park.”
The abandoned area in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district is now called “Park Manukian”. The park was surrounded with a wooden fence following the owner’s death.
“Park Manukian” inscription has been fastened by protesters on the wall of the park, Aksam newspaper reported.
