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.

What was venerated as style was nothing more than an imperfection or flaw that revealed the guilty hand.

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.

Love is a sacred silence.

It's a great relief for me that no one will ask me anymore: "Orhan, when will you get the Nobel Prize?"

Tell me then, does love make one a fool or do only fools fall in love?

Suddenly Ka realized he was in love with İpek. And realizing that this love would determine the rest of his life, he was filled with dread.