Prominent publisher Ragıp Zarakolu yesterday received the Presidency Prize of Armenia in Yerevan, becoming the second person from Turkey to have received this prize. Before Zarakolu, Turkish journalist of Armenian descent Hrant Dink, (editor in chief of Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos, who was shot dead in front of his office building in Istanbul in 2007), received the same award.
"I am honored to be here to receive Presidency Prize of Armenia. It is an extraordinary feeling to be here, in independent Armenia. Mr. President, I thank you and the institutions that awarded me this prize for my modest contribution toward the acknowledgement of Armenia's historical and cultural heritage," Zarakolu said during his speech.
Zarakolu also commented on the contributions of Armenians to Turkish culture.
Armenian News
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