Creating Quote by Osman Baydemir

People look at me as sort of a diplomat for Turkey, which by nature, I'm not; I don't want to be. It's again about…

— Orhan Pamuk

I think it's horrible that we Turks are always seen under the aspect of Islam first. I am constantly asked about religion, and almost…

— Orhan Pamuk

“My friends’ point was: While this class snobbery may offend your Western sensibilities, you, foreigner, are perhaps better off playing by the rules of…

— Suzy Hansen

When you go from one part of the Turkish community to another, it's like you're moving from one century to another. People look at…

— Burhan Sonmez

The reason people like the Young Turks is because we say things you're not allowed to say in Washington that are obviously true.

— Cenk Uygur

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

I do not believe so many Turks suspect my activities. The idea that this movement of volunteers is suspected by many Turks arises in…

— Fethullah Gulen

“I had a real revelation. We were all in robes, and they made some Turkish coffee for us. The professor explained how the coffee…

— Walter Isaacson

National consciousness is truly a miraculous thing. When I am not in Turkey I feel even more Turkish than in Istanbul. But when I'm…

— Orhan Pamuk

Turks have a dismissive phrase: he works like a clerk. I have turned this insult around: I am proud to say that I work…

— Orhan Pamuk

Most people don't realize turkeys are friendly, they're social, they're loyal, they have emotions.

— Shannon Elizabeth

Turkeys know their names, come when you call, and are totally affectionate. They're better than teenagers.

— Elayne Boosler