"“Love me, or leave me?”: the strange case of Orhan Pamuk
Murat Belge
18 - 10 - 2005
Orhan Pamuk, the renowned Turkish writer, was charged last month for “publicly humiliating” Turkey and is currently awaiting trial. Fellow countryman Murat Belge explains how this son of Istanbul has become a scapegoat for a paranoid press, and, as the EU beckons, looks at the wider implications on Turkish national identity."
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