Turkey Proud of Pamuk Who Recently Stood Trial for Statements on Genocide
Turkish officials and writing elite of Turkey said they are proud of Orhan Pamuk. "We congratulate Orhan Pamuk with the Nobel Prize awarding and wish him every success in his career. The Turkish public has for a long time waited to see a Turkish writer awarded with Nobel Prize," says the statement of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, reports RFE/RL.
It should be noted that not long ago Pamuk had to stand trial for insulting Turkishness. The accusation was brought over his statement on the Armenian Genocide. In an interview with a Swiss newspaper Pamuk said that "a million of Armenians and 30 thousand Kurds were slaughtered in the Ottoman Empire."
It should be noted that not long ago Pamuk had to stand trial for insulting Turkishness. The accusation was brought over his statement on the Armenian Genocide. In an interview with a Swiss newspaper Pamuk said that "a million of Armenians and 30 thousand Kurds were slaughtered in the Ottoman Empire."
