Murder File Hrant Dink Germany
2009, 80min.
Prod.: Gisela Marx, Script: Osman Okkan, Dir.: Osman Okkan, Simone Sitte, Dir. of Phot.:Tom Kaiser, Music by: Djivan Gasparian, Sound: Knut Walter, Edit.: Birgit Köster
In January 2007, the Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was murdered in broad daylight in Istanbul. The editor-in-chief of the Armenian weekly newspaper AGOS had spent his whole life advocating minority rights, particularly the rights of Armenians and Kurds. In so doing he broached one of the Turkish Republic's biggest taboo subjects. Osman Okkan and Simone Sitte's haunting documentary sheds light on the events leading up to the murder, the difficult relationship between Armenians and Turks, and the ongoing trial that is throwing light on the murderous activities of “Ergenekon”, Turkey's “deep state”.
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| Okkan, Osman  Osman Okkan (born 1947, Ankara, Turkey)
He lived his first 17 years at the Greek part (“Tatavla”) of Istanbul. For 38 years he has been living and working in Germany. He studied Economics and Social Science at Münster, Germany. Since 1976 author for print media, radio and television. Since 1986 editor and author/director for WDR Köln, Germany. Together with Mikis Theodorakis, Yasar Kemal and Zülfü Livaneli founder of the “Greek-Turkish Peace Initiative” in 1988 and of the “Aegean Cultural Forum” in 2002. Co-initiator of the peace concert at the “Green Line”, Cyprus, on July 4th 2003 with Mikis Theodorakis, Maria Farandouri, Zülfü Livaneli and Asteris Kutulas.
Filmography
Graue Wölfe in Deutschland (1976), Jannis Ritsos über Nazim Hikmet (1978), Migrantenkultur im Ruhrgebiet (1981), Geliehene Träume–Videosucht der Türken (1982), Grauer Wolf als Papst-Attentäter: M. Ali Agca (1984), Arbeitsmigranten: ein Rückblick (1987), Von Extremisten verfolgt: Salman Rushdie, Aziz Nesin und Günter Wallraff (1993), Sie haben Angst vor unseren Liedern: Nazim Hikmet (1994), Gedanken wie Zündstoff: Verfolgung der Intellektuellen in der Türkei (1995). Chronist und Sänger seines Landes: Yasar Kemal (1997), Feder als politisches Florett: Aziz Nesin (2001), Vertrieben für Frieden – als Griechen und Türken getrennt wurden (2003), Mordakte Hrant Dink - Armenier In Der Tuerkei (2009).
Sitte, Simone  Simone Sitte (born 1955, Ansberg, Germany)
She studied German Philology, Romance Languages and Literature and pedagogy. Since 1982 freelance author and editor. Her work centers on literature, minorities, refugees, Turkish culture. In 1993 she was awarded the CIVIS-Prize for the radio-production “On the road in Germany - The asylum-seekers in Weilerswist.” Simone Sitte died in November 2006.
Filmography
Schriftsteller und Väter (1992), Blaufieber (1994), Vertrieben für Frieden - Als Griechen und Türken getrennt wurden (2003), Mordakte Hrant Dink - Armenier in Der Tuerkei (2009).
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