The statement, signed by 169 prominent academics, artists, journalists and writers, including novelist Yasar Kemal and pianist Fazil Say, described the trial against Pamuk as "a grave interference in our country's democratisation process".
Priopćenje, koje je potpisalo 169 poznatih akademika, umjetnika, novinara i pisaca, uključujući romanopisca Yasara Kemala i pijanista Fazial Saya, opisalo je suđenje Pamuku kao "ozbiljno narušavanje procesa demokratizacije u našoj zemlji".