Pamuk denies having relationship with Turkish-Armenian artistJanuary 26, 2012 - 17:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk has denied having a relationship with Turkish-Armenian artist Karolin Fişekçi via an official notice issued by his lawyer in which he requested she stop making statements about him to the press, Hurriyet Daily News reported. Despite the warning, Fişekçi discussed the topic of her supposed relationship with Pamuk as a guest of Fatih Altaylı’s program “Teke Tek” on Habertürk TV on Jan. 23. “I did not want to hide it,” Fişekçi said. “It was a secret during our relationship, and I had to respect Pamuk’s private life. But when it was revealed, people said many things, and I spoke in order to clarify the situation.” “We met during the opening of an exhibition on April 16, 2009, in Istanbul. I had an article I wanted to send to him. He gave me his email address, and after that we came together […] We were often together over the past 2.5 years,” she said. Fişekçi said she was offended by the statement made by Pamuk. “We have lots of emails between us, but I do not want to reveal them. People have said I am a liar, a schizoid. I was shocked when I received the official notice. I laughed, too. A person who sees our messages can also see the relationship between us. He did not personally tell me to not speak; instead I got the notice. For me, a man should speak by looking a woman in the eye.” Fişekçi said her friends from the art world supported her and had recommended a lawyer to her. “This is a kind of violence. Violence does not only mean beating someone. This notice is like a threat. I do not know about the legal process. The reaction from the media has also been weird. They almost swore at me.” She said she felt bad about the situation but did not have a desire for revenge. “We have not seen each other for about two months. We have not spoken following the release of these statements. He says there is no relationship, but I say there is. If he had warned me to not speak about it, I would not have spoken.” Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |