Pamuk Awarded Honorary Doctorate In Florence

Emil Lazarian News

PAMUK AWARDED HONORARY DOCTORATE IN FLORENCE

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
16.05.2009 12:29 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Florence University, one of Italy’s most prestigious
universities, presented an honorary doctorate to Nobel laureate Orhan
Pamuk for contributing to cultural ties between the two countries.

The ceremony presenting the honor included Rector Augusto Marinelli
and Dean Franca Pecchioli. Afterwards, speaking to reporters, Pamuk
said Turkey’s EU process has many dimensions, including cultural and
political ones.

"I think Turkey’s membership carries importance for freedom of
expression and democracy," he added, Turkish media reports say.

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