Journal 12 – Trial of Orhan Pamuk’ Shows Turkey not Ready for European Union
Orhan Pamuk, the Turkish novelist, won Nobel Prize in Literature in this year. In December, 2005, Pamuk was charged by a Turkish court, with “denigrating the Turkish national identity”. Pamuk told a Swiss newspaper that Turkey was responsible for Armenian genocide during World War I and after it. Genocide is the systematic extermination of a cultural or racial group.
Historians consider that during the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire, during World War I, over one million Armenians and about 30,000 Kurds were killed.
European Union officials strongly criticized the Turkish government for Pamuk’s arrest. This kind of disagreement can be one of the reason which could delays Turkey membership at European Union.
Orhan Pamuk, the Turkish novelist, won Nobel Prize in Literature in this year. In December, 2005, Pamuk was charged by a Turkish court, with “denigrating the Turkish national identity”. Pamuk told a Swiss newspaper that Turkey was responsible for Armenian genocide during World War I and after it. Genocide is the systematic extermination of a cultural or racial group.
Historians consider that during the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire, during World War I, over one million Armenians and about 30,000 Kurds were killed.
European Union officials strongly criticized the Turkish government for Pamuk’s arrest. This kind of disagreement can be one of the reason which could delays Turkey membership at European Union.
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