Orhan Pamuk

Orhan Pamuk is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic, and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature.
* He was born in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1952.
* Pamuk studied architecture at Istanbul Technical University, but dropped out to pursue a career in writing.
* His first novel, Cevdet Bey and His Sons, was published in 1982.
* Pamuk has written 11 novels, including My Name Is Red, Snow, and The Museum of Innocence.
* His work has been translated into over 60 languages and has won numerous awards, including the Nobel Prize in Literature.
* Pamuk is a vocal critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
* He has been accused of insulting Turkishness and has been the target of death threats.
* Pamuk continues to write and speak out about important issues in Turkey and around the world.