Orhan Pamuk
Orhan Pamuk nominated for Man Booker International Prize
Turkey's Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk has been nominated for the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for his novel "Kafamda Bir Tuhafl?k" (A Strangeness in My Mind).
The prize celebrates the best in global fiction, with 13 books in contention. The longlist for the prize included books from 155 writers 12 different countries in nine different languages.
Turkish books available in dozens of languages
Some 1,124 books of Turkish literature have been translated into 60 languages in 65 countries as part of a project that was first launched 11 years ago, the Culture and Tourism Ministry has said.
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'!f Istanbul unites!' in Turkey and abroad
The !f Istanbul Independent Film Festival celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. The festival launches today and will come to Ankara and ?zmir on March 3 and 6 The !f Istanbul Independent Film Festival will take place from Feb. 18-28 in Istanbul, and on March 3 and 6 in Ankara and ?zmir.
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Eyes wide shut
Since the clashes in southeast Turkey began, two important things have happened in the entertainment world. 1) Total ignorance and disillusionment 2) Punishing the reality. That is how viewers have been reacting to the realities of Turkey, these days. Pretend it doesn't exist. Think of it as it is gone. When you open your eyes, it will disappear.
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Orhan Pamuk Museum of Innocence opens in London
The famous writer, Orhan Pamuk , is the world’s first writer to create a novel and a museum about his work as well as to have a documentary made about his project.
Pamuk came up with the idea in 1990s to write a novel and to make a museum at the same time.
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Nobel laureate Pamuk supports probed academics, urges for moderation
Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk has said that recent investigations and detentions of academics who signed a petition calling for an end to security operations in the country's southeast did not suit Turkey, urging for a moderation.
Nobel laureate Pamuk chides EU for ignoring Turkey's rights record
Internationally acclaimed Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk has accused the European Union of turning a blind eye to the state of democracy and media freedom in Turkey because of its cooperation in the migration crisis.
Museum of Innocence in London
The physical manifestation of Turkish Nobel Laureate author Orhan Pamuk's "The Museum of Innocence," which was published in 2008, has opened at Somerset House's Courtyard Rooms in London.
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Why did Aziz Sancar dedicate his Nobel Prize to Atatürk?
Aziz Sancar is a Turkish-American scientist who on Dec. 10 received the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, shared with two other chemists. He was awarded for his work on human DNA.
Turkish author Günday receives French award
One of the world's most prestigious literary awards, France's Le Prix Medicis Etranger, was presented to Turkish author Hakan Günday for his novel "Daha," which is about immigrants. The award is presented each year to the best foreign novel in France.
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