All Great Masters, In Their Work, Seek

I Certainly See Myself More As A Craftsman Than As An Artist.

Istanbul Is Certainly In The Process Of Transforming Itself Into An Attractive Cultural, Tourist And Financial Center. But There Are Also Millions Of Sad Stories In This Giant Sea Of Immigration, Poverty, Misery And Contradictions. So Much Anger, Frustration And Fury.

After All, Isn't The Purpose Of The Novel, Or Of A Museum, For That Matter, To Relate Our Memories With Such Sincerity As To Transform Individual Happiness Into A Happiness All Can Share?

We Fall In Love More Deeply When Were Unhappy.

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.