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Ministry of Justice applies to Court of Cassation for Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk

INVESTIGATION OVER NOVEL

Ministry of Justice applies to Court of Cassation for Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk

Applying to the Court of Cassation, the Ministry of Justice has requested that the legal proceedings against novelist Orhan Pamuk over his book “Nights of Plague” be overturned “for the sake of law”.

30 November 2021

Swedish Academy announces support for Orhan Pamuk after investigation over novel

Swedish Academy announces support for Orhan Pamuk after investigation over novel

The Nobel laurate in literature is charged with "the public into hatred and hostility" by insulting Atatürk in his latest novel, the Nights of Plague.

16 November 2021

Solidarity with Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk, who faces an investigation over his novel

STATEMENTS BY PUBLISHERS

Solidarity with Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk, who faces an investigation over his novel

The Yapı Kredi Publishing House and Turkish Publishers Association have released statements about Nobel-winning writer Orhan Pamuk, who is investigated again for “insulting Atatürk and the flag of Turkey” with his novel “Nights of Plague”.

12 November 2021

PEN Turkey: Don’t put Orhan Pamuk on trial by inventing nonexistent crimes

PEN Turkey: Don’t put Orhan Pamuk on trial by inventing nonexistent crimes

PEN Turkey has criticized the investigation against Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk over his novel “Nights of Plague” for the second time: “Don’t put Orhan Pamuk on trial by inventing nonexistent crimes; don’t make Atatürk sad.”

11 November 2021

Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk investigated again over his book ‘Nights of Plague’

Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk investigated again over his book ‘Nights of Plague’

A petition submitted to the İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has argued that Pamuk, in his novel “Nights of Plague”, insulted Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first President of the Republic, thereby provoking the public to hatred and hostility.

8 November 2021

Erdoğan: A Group of Vampire Intellectuals Has Emerged

Erdoğan: A Group of Vampire Intellectuals Has Emerged

The President continues criticizing the awarding of Peter Handke with the Nobel Prize in Literature.

11 December 2019

Orhan Pamuk Confirms Hürriyet Censored His Interview

Orhan Pamuk Confirms Hürriyet Censored His Interview

Nobel laureate author Orhan Pamuk has confirmed the report Hürriyet newspaper censored his interview in which he declared that he would vote “no” in constitutional amendment referendum.

14 February 2017

Readers Stand Behind Robinson Crusoe Bookstore

Readers Stand Behind Robinson Crusoe Bookstore

On the verge of closing its shutters, Robinson Crusoe Bookstore in downtown Istanbul has launched a campaign to create revenue with a “pay now, buy after” card offer. While 750 cards have already been ordered, Turkey’s authors are also supporting the bookstore with book-signing days.

30 August 2013 Nilay Vardar

Eco, Pamuk Meet Up For Literature

Eco, Pamuk Meet Up For Literature

Authors Umberto Eco and Orhan Pamuk came together around "A Dialogue on Facts, Fiction and History" yesterday, a convivial chat organized by Boğaziçi University.

10 April 2013 Elif Cansu Akoğuz

Court of Appeals Insisted on Compensation Fine for Orhan Pamuk

Court of Appeals Insisted on Compensation Fine for Orhan Pamuk

The Court of Appeals insisted on a compensation fine for writer Pamuk after a local court had dropped procedures twice. Pamuk has to pay a fine of TL 6,000 in total because of a statement made to a Swiss newspaper in 2005.

Orhan Pamuk: Medal from Paris, Subpoena from Ankara

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Orhan Pamuk: Medal from Paris, Subpoena from Ankara

Nobel Prize laureate writer Orhan Pamuk will be on trial again to pay 36,000 TL in compensation for his statement "On this ground 30,000 Kurds and 1 million Armenians were killed". In France the author is awarded with the symbolic "Grand Medal" in the meantime.

10 October 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Supreme Court Allows Compensation Claims Against Orhan Pamuk

Freedom of Expression

Supreme Court Allows Compensation Claims Against Orhan Pamuk

Although a criminal case against him was dropped, the Supreme Court has decreed for the second time that people can claim compensation from the writer.

14 May 2009 Erol Önderoğlu