About Quote by Orhan Pamuk

It is beneficial for Turkish democracy that not all religious conservatives are united under one banner.

— Mustafa Akyol

Turkey is immersed in a profound social and political conflict between secularists, who have been in power since the republic was founded, and an…

— Stephen Kinzer

“As liberal columnist Şahin Alpay points out, however, the fundamental division in Turkish society is not between Islamists and secularists but between those who…

— Graham E. Fuller

In Turkey the religious minorities have more rights than they do in Europe.

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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

The secularists in Turkey haven't underestimated religion, they just made the mistake of believing they could control it with the power of the army…

— Orhan Pamuk

Bear in mind how valuable a secular Turkey is for the world.

— Safak Pavey

There was a time when Istanbul was one of the safest cities in the world, because people were afraid of the police. People are…

— Andrew Mango

Istanbul is a vast place. There are very conservative neighbourhoods, there are places that are upper class, Westernised, consuming Western culture.

— Orhan Pamuk

“Politics in Turkey are taken more seriously than they are at home. It was only quite recently that they executed a Prime Minister. We…

— Graham Greene

The government in Turkey, which represents the powerful, traditionalist mass, is very comfortable creating policies tailored only for their supporters.

— Safak Pavey

We need to have Turkey respect democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms.

— Federica Mogherini