Dink, koji je svoj život posvetio pomirenju između svoje zajednice i većinskih Turaka-muslimana, ubijen je iz vatrenog oružja 19. januara 2007. godine ispred redakcije svog lista.
Dink, who devoted his life to the reconciliation between his community and the majority Muslim Turks, was gunned down on January 19th 2007, outside his newspaper's offices.