Prije nego što je ustrijeljen, Dink je izazvao bijes turskih vlasti, koje su ga sudski gonile zbog suočavanja s pitanjem da li masakri nad Jermenima početkom 20. vijeka predstavljaju genocid.
Before being gunned down, Dink had incurred the wrath of Turkish authorities, who prosecuted him for confronting the issue of whether the massacres of Armenians early in the 20th century constituted genocide.