I do not believe in a personal connection to God that's where it gets transcendental.

So I'm a Muslim who associates historical and cultural identification with this religion. In any case, I would not say that I'm an atheist. Pamuk: I consider myself a person who comes from a Muslim culture. SPIEGEL: Do you consider yourself a Muslim? After all, I come from a completely non-religious family. Pamuk: The problem I have with this term stems from the fact that many prominent intellectuals made such a drama out of it in the past. Would you say the same thing about yourself? SPIEGEL: The protagonist in your novel, Ka, calls himself an atheist. 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. Pamuk: 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. SPIEGEL: What is the most important difference between Europe and Turkey?

The history of Turkey is also the history of Europe, perhaps with a time lag of 20 or 30 years. and you'll also find most of them in the rest of Europe. SPIEGEL: But, just as is portrayed in your novel, there are still militant Islamists, stubborn Kemalists and religious fanatics. They hope to become a member in ten years, and by then the country will have developed economically, politically and culturally. The Turks won't be joining the EU tomorrow. And whenever I'm asked whether Turkey is ready for Europe, I say: It's only a beginning. The hope of joining the EU has relaxed the country. SPIEGEL: Do you truly believe that Turkey has changed so drastically in the last eight to ten years? But isn't it also the novelist's job to try to portray the human side of these people, their similarity to us? All of this may be a deterrent for a European who is familiar with far more liberal circumstances.

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