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My fear was not the fear of God but, as in the case of the whole Turkish secular bourgeoisie, fear of the anger of those who believe in God too zealou...more

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In our household doubts more troubling than these were suffered in silence. The spiritual void I have seen in so many of Istanbul's rich, Westernised,...more

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Most of the time it's not the Europeans who belittle us. What happens when we look at them is that we belittle ourselves. When we undertake the pilgri...more

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A man could be at the coffee-house every evening laughing and playing cards with his friends, he could have so much fun with his classmates that there...more

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There's a lot of pride involved in my refusal to believe in god.

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We're not stupid! We're just poor! And we have a right to insist on this distinction