 In 2011 the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Turkey had failed to protect Dink's life and freedom of expression.He had received death threats from ultranationalists after writing articles concerning Turkish-Armenian identity, the Armenian origins of one of Atatürk's adopted daughters and the role of Turkey in the genocide of Armenians during World War I. 


Taner Akçam's 2012 book "The Young Turks' Crime Against Humanity" is dedicated to Dink and to Vahakn Dadrian.The Hrant Dink Foundation now hosts an annual "Hrant Dink Award" ceremony to recognize other human rights activists.