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I consider myself a person who comes from a Muslim culture. In any case, I would not say that I'm an atheist. So I'm a Muslim who associates historical and cultural identification with this religion.
Orhan Pamuk
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Orhan Pamuk
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 7
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