  Orhan Pamuk fined for “denigrating Turkishness” June 3, 2011 - 14:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sisli trial court in Istanbul sentenced Nobel Prize recipient Orhan Pamuk to pay 6,000 liras in total to plantiffs for his statement in an interview with Das Magazin Swiss publication. Pamuk said, “30 thousand Kurds have been killed here, and 1 million Armenians. And almost nobody dares to mention that. So I do.” The court charged Pamuk with “distortion of historic reality and profanation of Turkish nation’s character.” Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk has been persecuted in Turkey since 2005 for his statements on 1915 Armenian massacres. In 2006 Pamuk was awarded a Nobel Prize for his novel Snow, containing mention of Kars- residing Armenians.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
