Pamuk: I Never Meant to Offence Turkish RepublicDecember 26, 2005 - 18:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - When responding to the questions of the Turkish prosecutor Orhan Pamuk said that his statement on the killing of 1 million of Armenians and 30 thousand of Kurds was an attempt to raise taboo of the Armenian issue in Turkey. He said he never set an objective to offence the Turkish republic and the Armenian Genocide was perpetrated not in the times of modern Turkey. "I am not a historian but I read books about the history of my country and think about it. I am a Turk and I am proud of it," Pamuk noted. Pamuk's defender for his part added that the writer has never made any statement insulting Turks. "There is nothing criminal in this statement and Pamuk should be released," the lawyer said. 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 | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |