THE KURDISH PEN CENTRE CONGRATULATES THE TURKISH WRITER ORHAN PAMUK

Kurdish Media, UK
Oct 17 2006

The Kurdish PEN Centre congratulates the Turkish Writer Orhan Pamuk
with his Nobel Prize Award for Literature

Bremen, Homburg and Cologne (Germany) and London (UK)
15th October, 2006

The Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk draws cultures together and underlines
their humane foundation. Therefore, the Kurdish PEN Centre welcomes
the Nobel Committee decision of 2006 for awarding him for his literary
works. We are especially delighted to state that several works of
Orhan Pamuk have been translated into Kurdish becoming available to
Kurdish readers.

Obviously Orhan Pamuk’s daring to portrait the life of Turks, Kurds
and Armenians is en evidence of the Turkish intellectuals’ readiness
to help their people to overcome fear and misunderstandings. The
Kurdish PEN Centre is certain that Orhan Pamuk’s Nobel Prize award
will contribute to a better attention world-wide to the Near Eastern
literatures, cultures and popular hopes. In this case the name and
fame of Orhan Pamuk will strengthen the high principles of Peace,
Democracy, Equality and Freedom of Opinion.

The Kurdish PEN Centre

The Kurdish Centre of INTERNATIONAL P E N – A World Association of
Writers NAVENDA PEN A KURD Kurdisches PEN – Zentrum e.V.