In Istanbul's neighbourhood auf Beyoğlu, Orhan Pamuk opened his "Museum of Innocence" (photo: Changiz M. Varzi)
In April 2012, Tukish novelist and Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk opened a private museum – "Masumiyet Muzesi" (The Museum of Innocence) – in an old district of Istanbul, showcasing thousands of objects relating to the life of ordinary people in the Turkish metropolis.
