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The Bloody Years Of War And All The Atrocities In European History Have Taught The Europeans That Secular Politics Free Of Religious Hatred Is Mainly A Question Of Peace. This Concept Is Not Anchored In The Same Way In The Consciousness Of Turks, Which Has To Do With The Fact That The Secular Was Forced Upon Us By The Army.

I Very Much Enjoy Reading Other Writers' Diaries, Mainly Because It Makes Me Ask Myself: Are They Like You? How Do They Think?

I Believe Strongly In An Author's Moral Responsibility. But His First Obligation Is To Write Good Books.

When Turkey Began Approaching The Eu, I Wasn't The Only One Who Worried That The Dark Stain In Turkey's History - Or Rather The History Of The Ottoman Empire - Could Become A Problem One Day. In Other Words, What Happened To The Armenians In World War I. That's Why I Couldn't Leave The Issue Untouched.

Censorship Should Never Be Allowed. One Should Be Able To Say Anything. But I Refuse To Let Politics Be Foisted On Me.