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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