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Time in Yerevan: 11:07,   29 March 2024

Erdogan has turned into a vengeful leader: Orhan Pamuk

Erdogan has turned into a vengeful leader: Orhan Pamuk

YEREVAN, JUNE 6, ARMENPRESS. Commenting on the recent protests in Taksim's Gezi Park, Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk criticized the head of Turkish Government, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, calling him oppressive and authoritarian. As reports “Armenpress”, in an interview with the French newspaper “Le Nouvel Observateur” Pamuk said that Recep Tayyip Erdoğan kept the country under the pressure, is not able to control it, and that's why he has ended up in a panic.

"Erdogan has turned into a paranoiac and vengeful leader" - said Pamuk.

Turkey has been rocked by violent demonstrations. “It is a huge mistake by the Erdoğan government to have come to the point of uprooting trees in an area that holds special memories for millions of people without asking them. The source of these reckless politics is the authoritative and oppressive tendencies of the government,” Orhan Pamuk said in comments on the incidents.

“The fact that İstanbulites do not easily give up their memories and are ready to stage political demonstrations gives me hope for the future,” Pamuk further stated.

The writer noted that, nevertheless, under Erdoğan's leadership, Turkey has boosted economic growth and raised its international profile. However, he has been a divisive figure at home, with government opponents complaining of his unilateral decision-making.

Referring to the forthcoming presidential elections in August, Orhan Pamuk has considered it probable that a large segment of the Turkish public will vote in favor of Erdoğan as the country's president. In the opinion of the famous writer, the Turkish society will take that step for the sake of economic stability in Turkey.








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