Author: Emil Lazarian

UNITED ARMENIAN FUND RENDERS $6,2 MILLION OF HUMANITARIAN AID TO ARMENIA
By Ruzan Poghosian
AZG Armenian Daily
17/10/2006
The United Armenian Fund has been rendering humanitarian aid to
Armenia by sea boxes since the first nine months of 2006. The Fund
has already rendered $ 6,2 million of humanitarian aid to Armenia.
Chairman of the Fund Harout Sasuonian expressed gratitude to all of
the donators who participated in the humanitarian aid. The following
donators participated in the program: World Vision U.S. Inc.
($459,000), Hope for the City ($489,000), “medical Aid to Armenians”
($365,000) organizations, Centre Hospitalier Lucien Hussel from France
($312,000), The Armenian Evangelical Union of Armenia ($293,000),
World Vision Canada ($251,000), Vahe Enterprises ($244,000), Mihran
Mahmouzian and Jack Mazmanian ($235,000), Roubik and Gilta Asatrians
($221,000) ans others.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

ARTICLE 301 CASES AGAINST WRITERS CONTINUE
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Bianet-Balbal protests obstacles in front of freedom of opinion and
Penal Code article 301 at Justice Ministry gates after being sentenced
to 10 months for his book “Flowers of Blood From A Captive General
on Ararat”.
The suffering of Turkish writers and publishers under controversial
Penal Code article 301 continued in the first week of October with one
author staging a protest in front of the Justice Ministry in capital
Ankara and a publisher standing trial in Istanbul for publishing
books containing Armenian memoirs of the past.
One Turkish activist, meanwhile, was acquitted of article 301 charges
where the prosecution previously demanded imprisonment for public
“remarks” he had made.
The end of last week saw a protest staged by the author of “Flowers
of Blood From A Captive General on Ararat”, Mustafa Balbal, who was
sentenced two months ago to 10 months imprisonment under article 301
for his book.
“301 is the greatest shame challenging the freedom of expression”
Balbal said, calling for certain codes in Turkey that “were inspired
by the Fascist Italian Constitution” to be lifted.
Taking his place at the gates of the Ministry but barred from making
a statement there, the author then moved to ministry’s Guven Park
entrance where he covered his mouth with black tape in protest of
obstacles before freedom of expression and article 301.
Balbal is one of many Turkish writers who have faced the threat
of the docks for books of historical value and research under the
controversial article.
His own work of research, based on the memoirs of those who witnessed
the uprising on and around Mount Ararat at the beginning of the 20th
century, covering the life of Sheik Zahir who lost four brothers in
the uprising before being killed himself, is still banned in Turkey
after being prosecuted for “conducting separatist propaganda”.
He himself was charged and found guilty of “public denigration of the
Turkish Republic State” and “insulting the armed forces of the state”
in the book that was published in August 2002 – and originally seized
on an order issued by the now-defunct State Security Court (DGM). He
was sentenced to five months each on both counts.
Armenian Memoirs Case Continues
Balbal’s peaceful self-style protest of 301 and its consequences in
capital Ankara came in the wake of the ongoing trial of a well-known
Turkish publisher in Istanbul who faces a prosecutor’s demand for up
to 13.5 years imprisonment publishing the memoirs of two Armenians
in the Turkish language.
Belge Publishing House owner and journalist Ragip Zarakolu appeared at
the Istanbul 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance on Thursday where
he is charged under article 301 for publishing Dora Sakayan’s “An
Armenian Doctor’s Experiences: The Ä°zmir Diary of Garabet Hatcherian
on 4 March” and George Jerjian’s “Freedom Will Free Us”.
His case was monitored by Sanar Yurdatapan of the Initiative Against
Though Crime and in this most recent hearing, the defendant submitted
a letter sent by Sakayan himself to the bench.
“”Who should Zarakolu be prosecuted for giving Turkish readers a book
based on Dr.Hatcherian’s diary?” Sakaryan’s letter asked. “Does the
Turkish reader need to be told what to read and what not to read? Can
Turkish readers themselves not decide on whether the book contains
insults against Turkishness?”
Sakaryan stressed in the letter that the author of the book was not
Zarakolu himself but was Dr. Garabet Hatcherian who he described
as “a loyal citizen of Turkey and an officer of the Turkish army”
expressing belief that the court would acquit the publisher.
Article 301, said Zarakolu after the hearing, “is putting both the
government and Turkey into a difficult situation. It is putting them
in difficulty in front of the European and world public opinion”.
The Zarakolu case was adjourned to December 14.
One Acquittal But Still..
Balbal’s protest in Ankara and Zarakolu’s trial in Istanbul follow
one acquittal last Tuesday where “Haksoz” magazine author and Free
Opinion and Education Rights Association (Ozgur-Der) member Mustafa
Bahadir Kurbanoglu was cleared of charges under article 301.
Unlike the author and publisher, Kurbanoglu was charged due to
“remarks” he made in April 2006 during an Ozgur-Der gathering at
Istanbul’s Fatih Sarachane Park. His public criticism of the dismissal
from duty of Van prosecutor Ferhat Sarikaya under a decision taken
by the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors was deemed an offense.
“Even if I’m acquitted, 301 is still in place” Kurbanoglu said after
his verdict.
What is Article 301?
Article 301, on the denigration of “Turkishness”, the Republic, and
the foundation and institutions of the State, was introduced with
the legislative reforms of 1 June 2005 and replaced the controversial
Article 159 of the previous penal code. It states that:
“1. Public denigration of Turkishness, the Republic or the Grand
National Assembly of Turkey shall be punishable by imprisonment of
between six months and three years.
2. Public denigration of the Government of the Republic of Turkey,
the judicial institutions of the State, the military or security
structures shall be punishable by imprisonment of between six months
and two years.
3. In cases where denigration of Turkishness is committed by a
Turkish citizen in another country the punishment shall be increased
by one third.
4. Expressions of thought intended to criticize shall not constitute
a crime.”
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FM GUL: FRENCH DECISION DEALT SERIOUS BLOW TO TURKEY-FRANCE RELATIONS
Hurriyet, Turkey
Oct 16 2006
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has commented on the recent French
Parliament decision to approve a bill calling for jail time and
monetary fines for people publicly denying the so-called Armenian
genocide, saying “Unfortunately, French-Turkish relations have been
dealt a serious blow.”
Gul, who was on his way yesterday to attend Turkey-EU meetings
in Luxembourg, told reporters that France had “been shamed” by
the international community and the EU following its parliamentary
decision. Said Gul, “France’s credibility has been really damaged. I
hope that French politicians and government members would be aware of
this, and will take precautions to ensure that its credibility will
not be rocked anymore.” Taking note of the broader implications for
Turkey’s EU quest, Gul said that “With France’s stance, the Copenhagen
criteria have changed. I am going to speak to my counterparts about
this.”
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

TURKEY’S POLITICAL FUTURE
Washington Times, DC
Oct 16 2006
In Turkey’s 2002 elections, only two parties received more than the
10 percent of the vote required to win seats in parliament. This gave
the Justice and Development Party (AKP), which elected Recep Tayyip
Erdogan prime minister in 2003, a two-thirds majority in Turkey’s
first two-party parliament since 1954. Several polls now have AKP
lower than its 2002 election performance. If the election were
held today, says Soner Cagaptay, a Turkey expert at the Washington
Institute for Near East Policy, AKP would receive around 25 percent
of the vote. Opposition parties, the Republican People’s Party
(CHP) and the Nationalist Action Party (MHP), would likely receive
around 20 percent each. A three-party parliament is almost certain;
a four-party parliament is also quite possible. Even if AKP were to
win 30 percent of the vote, it would lose its parliamentary majority,
and some form of coalition government would be formed.
To achieve electoral success in Turkey, Mr. Cagaptay said, a party
needs two indispensable elements: a well-organized party structure
with good grass-roots support, and a charismatic figure with strong
name recognition. Turkish politics is largely personality-driven,
and Mr. Erdogan, by all accounts a captivating speaker, fits the bill
for the AKP. While several of the opposition parties have strong
organizational structures, they lack leaders with Mr. Erdogan’s
charisma.
The only opposition party to cross over the 10 percent threshold
in the 2002 elections was CHP, which is also the best contender
to overtake AKP in the Nov. 2007 election. CHP is nationalist,
secular and supports government involvement in the private sector —
a left-of-center party similar to the British Labor Party before
Tony Blair. As the only opposition party with seats in parliament,
CHP has also become functionally an anti-AKP party, opposing it on
every issue, sometimes irrespective of its own ideology.
MHP is a nationalist party that naturally picks up support as anger at
AKP — particularly the perception that AKP is failing to deal with
the terrorist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) — grows. The PKK is a
particularly difficult issue for Washington and has proved to be one
obstacle in restoring the U.S.-Turkey relationship that soured in 2003
when Turkey denied the United States use of its territory during the
invasion of Iraq. In the years since, Turkey has been upset by both
the emboldening effect that any increased Kurdish autonomy in Iraq will
have on Kurdish separatists in Turkey and Washington’s refusal to allow
Turkish forces to strike PKK camps located in Northern Iraq. Turkish
attitudes toward America have deteriorated accordingly. Although CHP
and MHP reflect the strong and widespread anti-American sentiment,
both are less vehemently anti-American than Mr. Erdogan’s ruling party.
Opposition to AKP is also widespread in the country’s roughly 50
minority parties. Ali Mufit Gurtuna, like Mr. Erdogan a former mayor
of Istanbul, last week told us of his plans to use his strong name
recognition and good relations with civil society groups to bring
together minority opposition groups in 2007. Mr. Gurtuna, who called
for Turkish support of the U.S. action against Iraq, spoke persuasively
about the need for real political opposition to AKP. In addition to the
PKK, the 2007 election will hinge on corruption and the escalation of
nationalist sentiment. AKP came to power with anti-corruption pledges,
but it has been losing that reputation in recent years due to scandals
involving lower-level party officials.
The problems Turkey has encountered during its European Union accession
to some extent reflect negatively on AKP, as many Turks believe the
process has not been what the government promised. Turkey believes
the EU is treating it unfairly by demanding concessions in Cyprus
and recognition of the Armenian genocide, a dark episode in Turkey’s
history that the government has never acknowledged. At the same time,
many secular Turks are troubled by a shift in the AKP’s position
away from secularism and towards Islamist fundamentalism in both
its domestic and foreign policy. The result of next year’s Turkish
election may well determine whether Turkey remains a friend of the
West, or slips deeper into a hostile Islamist Middle East.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

POLITICS OVER THE PAST
Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates
Oct 16 2006
Editorial
RAKING up the past is a favourite pastime of the politicians. This
past week, France’s lower house passed a bill that makes it a crime
to deny Armenians suffered genocide at the hands of Ottoman Turks.
Turkey is understandably upset over the timing of the move by French
lawmakers. Ankara views the development as yet another attempt
to undermine its ambitions to join the European Union. Which is
a legitimate concern, given the growing paranoia in Europe with
respect to Muslim presence on the continent. Turkey does not deny the
excesses against Armenians during the World War I but they had been
part of a larger conflict that saw casualties on both sides. And the
modern Turkey is trying to heal the historical wounds by reaching
out to Armenia.
The French bill, introduced by opposition Social Democrats, does not
help this process of reconciliation between the two countries.
Besides, if we all go on digging up the past, where are we all going
to end up? And what about France’s own role in Algeria? It is better
for everyone to let sleeping dogs lie.

ZAVEN ANDRIASIAN WINS TITLE OF WORLD CHAMPION
Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Oct 16 2006
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Chess World Youth Championship ended
on October 16 in Yerevan. 17-year-old Zaven Andriasian (Armenia) gained
9.5 out of 13 possible points and won the title of world champion
in competition among 83 boys. The following 2 places were taken by
Nikita Vityugov (Russia) and Yuri Krivoruchko (Ukraine), respectively.
Delegates from China Shen Yang, Hau Hi Fan and representative of
Georgia Salome Melia gained 9 points each and took the first three
places in accordance with their coefficients at the tournament with
participation of 57 ladies. The best of Armenian lady chess-players
was Siranush Andriasian who was the 19th with 7 points.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

A VOICE FOR TURKEY
The Irish Times
October 14, 2006 Saturday
In awarding this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature to Turkey’s most
famous and controversial novelist, Orhan Pamuk, the award committee
was as much making a point about freedom of conscience and expression,
as honouring the literary achievements of this great writer. Indeed
Pamuk has probably gained wider fame and acclaim for his brave and
outspoken comments on his country’s amnesia regarding its treatment
of Ottoman Armenians, than for his accomplishments as a powerful and
innovative contemporary novelist.
Some years ago when receiving a German peace prize, Pamuk said he
considered it a shortcoming “if a Turkish writer today does not deal
with the Kurds, with minorities in Turkey and with the unspoken dark
moments in our history”. Pamuk has been a moral voice dealing directly
and bluntly with those dark moments, reminding fellow Turks of deeds
and events written out of their country’s history.
In touching on these taboo subjects, Pamuk the truth-teller landed
himself in trouble for the crime of having “publicly denigrated Turkish
identity”. He became the subject of a hate campaign and his books were
burned. Around that time he wrote that he lived in a country that
“honours its pashas, saints, and policemen at every opportunity but
refuses to honour its writers until they have spent years in courts
and in prisons”.
His own trial and likely prison sentence were probably only averted
due to his international profile and Turkey’s aspirations for entry
into the European Union. Pamuk himself has been an ardent advocate
for accession, arguing that the survival of modern Turkey and its
more democratic elements depends on inclusion in the European fold.
In his novels Pamuk has reflected the contradictions of modern Turkey,
showing himself to be a writer of immense insight into the complexity
of those contradictions.
The significance and prestige of the Nobel Prize stands greatly
enhanced by the decision to make Pamuk this year’s recipient,
particularly as he follows Harold Pinter in receiving the honour,
another writer equally vociferous and vigorous in his criticism of
human rights abuses and equally committed to speaking out on matters
of principle when it comes to political and moral issues.
In a week in which a Russian journalist was murdered for her pursuit
of the truth in Chechnya, it is indeed fitting that the Nobel Prize
goes to a writer who sees it as his duty to light the way in the cause
of freedom of speech and in the names of those with no one else to
speak on their behalf.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

TRIUMPHANT TWIST FOR TURKISH AUTHOR
Canberra Times, Australia
October 14, 2006 Saturday
J UST NINE months ago Orhan Pamuk stood in the dock of an Istanbul
court accused of insulting “Turkishness” by speaking openly about
the suffering of Armenians at the hands of the Turks during World
War I. But on Thursday, Turkey’s leading writer and searing social
commentator, whose refusal to shy away from controversial aspects of
his country’s past has enraged conservatives at home, confounded his
critics when he was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize for Literature.
Pamuk, the author of a string of critically acclaimed novels,
faced jail earlier this year for referring to the suffering of
Turkey’s Armenian population. His choice as winner of the world’s
most prestigious literary prize – he is the first Turk to claim it –
is widely seen as motivated by achievements in the political sphere
as well as by his literary output.
The charges against him were eventually dropped on a technicality after
pressure mounted from Brussels and the wider international community
to resist acting on the law which makes it a crime to denigrate the
national character. But the furore surrounding the case cemented
Pamuk’s image as a vigorous critic of the state.
In another ironic twist, the Nobel prize announcement in Stockholm
came within hours of a vote in the French National Assembly to approve
a Bill making it a crime to deny that the mass killings of Armenians
in Turkey amounted to genocide.
The move infuriated Turkey, with the Government warning of imminent
“retaliation”, possibly in the form of a trade boycott.
Soon after he was told of his success from the Nobel academy’s
headquarters in Stockholm, Pamuk, 54, said, “I am very happy and
honoured. I am very satisfied. I will try to recover from this
shock.” Pamuk, whose novels have gained plaudits worldwide for their
skilful intertwining of Eastern and Western cultures, has long been
praised for his courageous tackling of modern Turkey’s demons through
his writing, both fiction and journalistic. He has gained a reputation
as a leading defender of freedom of speech in Turkey, a country with
European Union aspirations but a dubious track record of silencing
those who dare to confront certain long-held national taboos.
Pamuk went on trial for telling a Swiss newspaper in February 2005 that
Turkey was unwilling to deal with two of the most painful episodes in
recent Turkish history: the massacre of Armenians during World War I,
which Turkey insists was not a planned genocide, and recent guerrilla
fighting in Turkey’s overwhelmingly Kurdish south-east. “Thirty
thousand Kurds and one million Armenians were killed in these lands,
and nobody but me dares to talk about it,” he said in the interview.
The Pamuk trial was a big embarrassment for Turkey’s pro-Western
Government.
After his win, luminaries worldwide were lining up to congratulate
Pamuk, whose discovery of “new symbols for the clash and interlacing
of cultures” was lauded by the academy. Horace Engdahl, the head of the
Swedish academy, said Pamuk had “enlarged the roots of the contemporary
novel” through his links to Western and Eastern culture. “His roots
in two cultures … [allow] him to take our own image and reflect it
in a partially unknown and partially recognisable image, and it is
incredibly fascinating.” Pamuk published his first novel, The White
Castle, in 1991 and since then he has found increasing critical
and commercial success with works such as The Black Book and, most
recently, his memoir Istanbul.
The majority of reaction, however, centered on his politics.
Harold Pinter, the equally incendiary recipient of last year’s Nobel
Prize, said he “couldn’t be more delighted”. Activists and campaigners
for social change all over Europe expressed their delight.
But the news that one of the most tenacious critics of modern Turkey
has been catapulted into international literary stardom was unwelcome
for many.
Pamuk, through his outspoken comments on matters ranging from women
wearing the veil to the Armenian question, is seen as a traitor by
Turkey’s conservatives.
Kemal Kerincsiz, head of a group of ultra-nationalist lawyers which
helped bring the charges against Pamuk in January, said he was ashamed
the author had been honoured with a Nobel Prize. “I don’t believe
this prize was given for his books or for his literary identity,”
Kerincsiz said. “It was given because he belittled our national values,
for his recognition of the genocide.” The issue of the mass killings
of its Armenian population during and after World War I remains the
ultimate taboo in modern Turkey and few dare to discuss it.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

FRENCH POLICE MYSTIFIED AFTER THEFT OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MONUMENT
Agence France Presse — English
October 15, 2006 Sunday
Police said on Sunday that they had no leads following the theft
of an Armenian genocide monument in a southwestern Paris suburb the
previous night.
The 300 kilogram (660 pound) bronze statue was stolen two days after
the French national assembly voted to make denial of the Armenian
genocide illegal, but a connection between the two events has not
been established.
“We have no idea if this is a political statement or simply crooks
wanting to resell the metal. Either way, it is a despicable act,”
Jean Levain, Mayor of Chaville, told AFP on Sunday.
Police in Chaville, Hauts-de-Seine, were expected to view on Monday
tapes from security cameras at the location where the crime occurred.
There was no vandalism or message at the scene, the municipality said.
The Armenian community in Chaville was “shocked and outraged”, said
Hirant Norcen, vice-president of the Cultural Association of the
Armenian Church in Chaville.
“Whatever the reason for the theft, it is still unacceptable,”
Norcen said.
A silent march lasting several minutes after a mass and the laying
of a wreath were organised for Sunday midday.
Jean-Jacques Guillet, a regional assembly member, expressed his
“indignation” and declared that “the irresponsible barbarism which
violated this symbol of remembrance should be punished ruthlessly.”
The Armenian community gave the monument, valued by the municipality
at 50,000 euros (60,000 dollars), to the city in 2002 in memory of
the 1915-1917 massacres of Armenians by the Ottoman Turks.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

A PAMUK PRIMER
by Stephanie Yap
The Straits Times (Singapore)
October 15, 2006 Sunday
Despite Turkey’s hostile attitude towards Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk,
the land of his birth is where his heart belongs
THE name Orhan Pamuk might not ring a bell for most people, but the
54-year-old Turkish writer, who was announced as the 2006 recipient
of the Nobel Prize in literature last Thursday, actually caused quite
an international hullabaloo last year.
In an interview with a Swiss newspaper in February that year, he made
the statement that ‘thirty thousand Kurds and one million Armenians
were killed in these lands, and nobody but me dares to talk about it’.
He was referring to the conflict between the Turkish Army and Kurdish
separatists in the 1980s and 1990s, and the mass killings of Armenians
in 1915. Turkey still does not acknowledge the Armenian slaughter
as genocide.
In December last year, Pamuk found himself standing trial for violating
Article 301 of Turkey’s penal code, which prohibits public denigration
of Turkish national identity, the republic or the national assembly.
However, the trial stalled as soon as it started, with the judge
postponing the proceedings for two months on a technicality. The case
was eventually dropped.
The media at the time speculated that Turkey backed down after
criticism by leaders of the European Union, which Turkey applied to
join in 1987, but has yet to be admitted to.
The writer is now a visiting professor at Columbia University in New
York. However, despite Turkey’s hostile attitude towards him, it is
clear that the land of his birth is where his heart still belongs.
He told the Associated Press in a telephone interview that he accepted
the award not just as ‘a personal honour, but as an honour bestowed
upon the Turkish literature and culture I represent’.
Here’s a look at the newest Nobel laureate, and a rundown of the
works that earned him the $2.2 million prize.
The writer
ORHAN Pamuk was born on June 7, 1952, in Istanbul, Turkey, to a
wealthy industrialist family. He is the younger of two sons. His
father, a businessman, died in 2003.
His older brother, Sevket, is a university professor and a noted
expert on economic history. He sometimes appears as a fictional
character in Pamuk’s books.
The writer attended the exclusive American-style Robert College in
Istanbul, graduating in 1970. He then entered Istanbul Technical
University at the age of 20 to study architecture, but left after
three years as he realised he wanted to be a writer.
He graduated from the Institute of Journalism at Istanbul University
in 1976 but never worked as a journalist.
Instead, he started writing at the age of 23 and published his first
novel, Cevdet Bey And His Sons, seven years later at the age of 30.
Winning both the Orhan Kemal and Milliyet literary prizes – two of
the most prestigious in Turkey – he went on to write six more novels,
the most recent being Snow in 2002.
He writes in Turkish, and all but his first two novels have been
translated into English.
He was a visiting scholar at Columbia from 1985 to 1988, a period
which also included a visiting fellowship at the University of Iowa.
He returned to Istanbul, where he lived until early this year, when
he went back to the United States to take up the position at Columbia.
He married historian Aylin Turegen in 1982, but they divorced in
2001. They have a teenage daughter.
The works
NOVEL #1: Cevdet Bey And His Sons (1982). It is about three generations
of a wealthy Istanbul family, and depicts Turkey changing from an
Eastern identity to a Western one.
NOVEL #2: The Silent House (1984). A novel in five voices, reminiscent
of Virginia Woolf’s The Waves, it is about three siblings who spend
a summer in the 1970s at their dying grandmother’s home outside
Istanbul. Meanwhile, communists and nationalists clash in the city’s
streets.
NOVEL #3: The White Castle (1985), translated into English in 1990.
Set in the 17th century, on the eve of Ottoman decline, it is the story
of a Turkish scholar and a captured Venetian who argue with each other
about whose civilisation is superior. In the end, they swop identities.
NOVEL #4: The Black Book (1990), translated into English in 1994. In
a narrative heavily influenced by Jorge Luis Borges and James Joyce,
an Istanbul lawyer searches for his runaway wife who has fled with a
prominent newspaper columnist. After the couple die in an accident,
the lawyer assumes the identity of the journalist, wearing his clothes
and even writing his columns.
NOVEL #5: The New Life (1995), translated into English in 1997. A
young man falls in love with a girl and the book she is reading. They
then embark on a random tour of Turkey, observing a country that has
forgotten, or wants to forget, its history.
NOVEL #6: My Name Is Red (1998), translated into English in 2001. A
murder mystery set in the late 16th century, it is often seen as
Pamuk’s magnum opus. At the Sultan’s Court, the introduction of
Western Renaissance painting, characterised by realism, threatens
traditional Persian miniature painting, which is rooted in the idea
of Allah as the only creator.
NOVEL #7: Snow (2002), translated into English in 2004. A Turkish
poet who has been living abroad returns to his homeland. There, he
investigates a rumour about a remote village where some girls have
killed themselves rather than remove their headscarves, as Turkish
law requires.
MEMOIR: Istanbul: Memories And The City (2003), translated into
English in 2005. Pamuk’s memoir pays tribute to his hometown, showing
how the melancholy of the once-mighty city permeates the lives of
its inhabitants.
Most of the English translations are available or can be ordered
through major bookstores.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress