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Turkish Literature in Germany

The Failings of Turkish Intellectuals and Writers

With a few exceptions, Turkish literature is virtually unknown in Germany. Uli Rothfuss and Achim Martin Wensien ask whether this is due to the function of literature in Turkey or to the subject matter.
Interview with the Turkish Writer Mario Levi

''Dialogue is the Most Important Thing!''

In this interview with Ceyda Nurtsch, Turkish author and journalist Mario Levi speaks about anti-Semitism in Turkey, writing as an escape and how remembering can become a political act
Orhan Pamuk

Istanbul – Memories of a City

Orhan Pamuk's essayistic volume "Istanbul" depicts a small slice of the history of the metropolis on the Bosporus – a fascinating book, says Zafer Şenocak, in which the Literature Nobel prizewinner lets places and objects speak for themselves
Nuri Bilge Ceylan's "Climates"

A Battle of the Sun and Clouds

In "Climates", the formal aspects recall Angelopoulos, the themes Bergmann and Antonioni. But is Nuri Bilge Ceylan really on par with cinema's greatest directors? Amin Farzanefar takes a look at the aesthetic realm in the films of the Turkish director
Orhan Pamuk

"Turkey Makes Europe an Offer of Peace"

The Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk has been awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. The prize committee praised Pamuk's work for attempting to bring Europe and Turkey closer together. Aya Bach reports
Orhan Pamuk Wins Nobel Literature Prize

The Right Choice!

Turkey's best-selling writer Orhan Pamuk, the author of "My Name is Red" and "Snow," won the 2006 Nobel Literature Prize, becoming the first Turk to win the coveted award. A commentary by Stefan Weidner
Hafez in Europe

Persian Poetry as Reflected in German Romanticism

Together with German and Persian musicians, the baritone opera singer Holger Falk further developed German music by Johannes Brahms and Robert Schumann that was composed based on Hafez' poetry. By Ali Attar
Comic Book against Teenage Islamism

Speech Balloons for Sleepers

A German State Office for the Protection of the Constitution wants to deter students from radical Islamism – with a clichéd comic book and ingratiating advice such as "Don't play on the team of the mujaheddin". By Wolf Schmidt
Mohamed Sifaoui's "Bin Laden Unveiled"

A Comic Book Assassination of al-Qaida

Mohamed Sifaoui, an Algerian journalist and considered expert on radical Islamic ideologies, attempts to tackle radical Islamists by using humour as his weapon – and amply makes use of anti-Islamic clichés. By Joseph Croitoru
Islamism in the Past and the Present

From Anti-Colonialism to Global Jihad

What are the roots of political Islam and what are the ideological tenets and goals of radical Islamic activists in Muslim countries? Franz Kogelmann provides an historic overview