Memorial for Journalist Hakan Tosun Calls for Attendance at Sept. 22 Hearing
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- Family members, friends, and residents commemorated journalist and activist Hakan Tosun 11 months after he died following an attack in Esenyurt.
- Participants called for justice and urged people to attend the hearing scheduled for Sept. 22.
- The memorial included a screening of Tosun’s interviews and documentaries, along with banners and leaflets promoting the hearing.
Family members and friends gathered in Istanbul’s Maltepe district to remember journalist and activist Hakan Tosun, who died 11 months earlier after being attacked in the street in Esenyurt.
The memorial took place at the Chamber of Architects’ conference hall. Tosun’s interviews and documentaries were shown during the event, while a banner carried the words: “Hakan’s words are in poetry, his trace is in the frame, his struggle is with us.”
Organizers also distributed leaflets urging attendance at the hearing scheduled for Sept. 22. Speakers said the fight for justice had continued despite the 11 months since Tosun’s death. Participants argued that policies of impunity remained in place and stressed the importance of public participation in the upcoming proceeding.
Hakan’s words are in poetry, his trace is in the frame, his struggle is with us.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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