In 2015, in the fifth year of the project, 20 films were selected by the jury consisting of Amat Escalante, Azize Tan, Ercan Kesal, Jay Weissberg, Rakel Dink, Şebnem İşigüzel, Tuğrul Eryılmaz and Zeynep Özbatur Atakan.
Based on the prominent findings of the Media Watch on Hate Speech project, discriminatory discourse and hate speech in the media directed against religious and ethnic identities were discussed.
A group of 10 journalists visited Turkey from November 15th to November 22nd, 2015 as part of the Turkey-Armenia Journalists’ Dialogue Programme, organised by the Hrant Dink Foundation.
The conference titled ‘A Civilization Destroyed: The Wealth of Non-Muslims in the Late Ottoman Period and the Early Republican Era’ organized by Hrant Dink Foundation in cooperation with Bogazici, Bilgi and Sabanci Universities.
In the panel 'Combating Discriminatory Discourse: Theoretical Discussions & European Experience regarding Hate Speech Laws', the boundaries between freedom of expression and hate speech and European hate speech laws were discussed.
With the contribution of Hatice Çetinkaya and Nilay Vardar, combating discrimination and discriminatory discourse against Roma people in the media and the representation of them especially in the mainstream media were discussed.
In collaboration with AccessAbility Istanbul Exhibition, the representation of persons with disabilities in the media and discriminatory discourse against persons with disabilities in the print media were discussed.
Within the framework of the Turkey – Armenia Fellowship Scheme, 12 fellows travelled from Armenia to Turkey and conducted their activities in the neighbouring country at various host organisations.
The fourth book of the 'Sounds of Silence' series has been published with the support of Consulate General of Sweden. İzmit’s Armenians Speak, is a product of the oral history project carried out since 2011 by Hrant Dink Foundation.
With the contibution of Itır Erhart, Çiçek Tahaoğlu and Yıldız Tar, homophobic and transphobic discourse in the news and possible ways to increase non-discriminatory news examples were discussed.
With the contribution of alternative media platforms Cinsomedya, 5Harfliler and Reçel blog, the problem of discriminatory discourse against women and representation of women in the media were discussed.
We are delighted to announce that the Hrant Dink Foundation and Gyumri ‘‘Youth Initiative Centre’’ NGO will be offering support in the form of a travel grant to a total of 32 individuals, for their visits to the neighbouring country.