MAHCUPYAN TALKED ABOUT AGOS AND ARMENIAN COMMUNITY
Etyen Mahcupyan, editor in chief of Agos since the assassination of Hrant Dink in 2007, talked about changes in Agos, Armenian community in Turkey and journalism.
Agos, one of the leading newspapers in Turkey, gained more importance after the attack on its editor in chief Hrant Dink. Mahcupyan stated after he took Dink’s position in Agos, the changes in the newspaper accelerated and Agos focused identity and human rights more precisely. “Death of Hrant changed the newspaper radically” said Mahcupyan depicting on Agos is turning into a newspaper for everyone rather than a community newspaper. Upon talking about reaction of some community members who financially support Agos, Mahcupyan indicated that there is “a fear of losing identity” in some parts of the community.
“Every nation state tries to turn its country into a mosaic” said Mahcupyan and stressed that the efforts of making Turkey a mosaic may led differentiation of ethnic groups. He also stated that some people in Armenian community in Istanbul choose to differentiate themselves from other in order to protect their identity as pointing out that both Armenian minority and Turkish government should endeavor to stop this process.
Mahcupyan pointed that Turkey is in a “changing era” while facing with some of dark parts in its history and added; “It is unavoidable that those changes will affect journalism.” Mahcupyan indicated within compression of Turkish politics, Turkish media started to act as a puppet of politics besides mentioning that he is hopeful for the future of Turkish media with its efforts for freedom of press.
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