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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.

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Orhan Pamuk
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 7
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It's very gratifying to me to see my works bringing people closer to my country.
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I see Turkey's future as being in Europe, as one of many prosperous, tolerant, democratic countries.
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