The Intelligentsia And Writers Have Backed Orhan P

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The intelligentsia and writers have backed Orhan Pamuk, threatened by racists

 

The intelligentsia, authors, representatives of political parties and non-governmental organisations have backed the glorious Turkish author, Orhan Pamuk, who was reportedly menaced by racists after making a statements on Kurds and Armenians to a foreign daily.

 

A group of the intelligentsia, writers, representatives of political parties and non-governmental organizations including also Musician Şanar Yurdatapan, authors Nazmiye Güçlü and Erdoğan Aydın, Vice-President of the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues Akın Birdal, Members of the 1st Peace Group Yüksel Genç, Gülten Uçar, Istanbul Chairman of the Democratic People's Party (DEHAP ) Cemal Kavak , Deputy President of the Free Party Cemal Coşgun have held a press conference in the Istanbul Office of the Human Rights Association (IHD) to boost Orhan Pamuk, who gained reputation abroad with his novel Beyaz Kale.

 

The IHD's Istanbul Chairwoman, Eren Keskin, stated at the press conference that the attacks on Orhan Pamuk had burst and, the reason why Mr.Pamuk had been assaulted was his expressions on killed Kurds and Armenians."The attacks targetting Orhan Pamuk is aiming to blast the conditions with which Turkey may face its history with threat, intimidation and deter. Democratization is not possible without facing history. The first pre-condition for democratization is the free discussion environment" said Miss Keskin.

 

''The offenses have been committed against free thought"

 

Vice-President of the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues Akın Birdal stating the experienced incidents are dramatic and prevent free thought in Turkey said:" As far as the intelligentsia keeps silent, these events are going to emerge. Turkey is already a country lack of the intelligentsia and one, where a coup d'etat appears every 10 years. No matter we have come to the 90th year of incidents Orhan Pamuk told, these will of course be argued on domestic and international platforms. The aggressions carried out against Pamuk are those which have been carried against thought. Pamuk is not alone."

 

'Unless we sound, their vice goes up'

 

There was also Orhan Pamuk taking part in the civil subordination actions we started 10 years ago, stating Şanar Yurda Tapan marked silence of the intelligentsia said: "Unless the intelligentsia sound, opposite parts' vice rises."

 

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