I Am Nothing But A Corpse Now,

It Was In Cihangir That I First Learned Istanbul Was Not An Anonymous Multitude Of Walled-in Lives - A Jungle Of Apartments Where No One Knew Who Was Dead Or Who Was Celebrating What - But An Archipelago Of Neighbourhoods In Which Everyone Knew Each Other.

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.

The Real Choice We Have To Make Is Between Peace And Nationalism.

I Believe That It Isn't Victories But Defeats That Promote Nationalism.

I Really Don't Want To Portray The Islamists As Simply Evil, The Way It's Often Done In The West.