If Turkey become a member of the EU, of course Turks would lose a part of this identity, just as Europe would… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
In Europe the rich are refined enough to act as if they're not wealthy. That is how civilized people behave. If you… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
The fueling of anti-Turkish sentiment in Europe is resulting in an anti-European, indiscriminate nationalism in Turkey. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
East and West are coming together. Whether in peace or anarchy - they are coming together. There needn't be a clash between… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I see Turkey's future as being in Europe, as one of many prosperous, tolerant, democratic countries. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Well, on the one hand the Turks have the legitimate need to defend their national dignity - and this includes being recognized… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Authoritarianism, an unrealistic occidental imagination - these issues will never be settled. Turkey will continue to take Europe as a model; it… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
It is not my intention to explain Turkey, its culture and its problems. My literature has a universal concern: I want to bring people… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I believe in a world where there are no heroes, and I've read and know humanity a lot. There are moments that I admire… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I really don't want to portray the Islamists as simply evil, the way it's often done in the west. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I am proud to be a Turk, and to write in Turkish about Turkey - and to have been translated into about 40 languages.… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Books, which we mistake for consolation, only add depth to our sorrow. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“If you think you are better than Stork, then by all means, get hold of me.” — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I need a moment of time for myself every day, like a child playing with his things. When I travel, I routinely find a… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
