ANKARA: Akcam Says: "Yes, He Was Informed."

[Nanijanian Alex]

AKCAM SAYS: "YES, HE WAS INFORMED."

Sabah, Turkey
Oct 30 2006

Taner Akcam, having published Orhan Pamuk's statement: "Organized
Armenian annihilation" on his book cover said: "He was informed."

Akcam said: "my publishing house has sent this book to Pamuk. He
declared his opinion on it. However, this negotiation was before his
statement in Switzerland in February 2005."

"Pamuk was informed"

Akcam stated that the word of Orhan Pamuk published on the cover of
his new book named "A shameful Act" was uttered two years ago and Orhan
Pamuk was informed and gave permission for publishing this statement."

Taner Akcam said that Orhan Pamuk gave permission for publishing the
word on the back cover of his new book named "A shameful Act". Akcam
also stated that his words: "This book is a perfect accounting of
an Ottoman Armenians oriented organized genocide." was also uttered
before his statement: "1 million Armenian people and 30 thousand
Kurdish people were killed." dated February 2005. Akcam said that
these words were not included in Pamuk's personal letter to him;
but they were included in Pamuk's letter to the publishing house.