Orhan Pamuk on Russia's War of Aggression: Turkey Is "Clearly on the Side of the West"
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In an interview, Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk says that autocrats like Vladimir Putin will ultimately lose in the long run. He argues that the Russian leader is stuck in the Middle Ages. He also explains why Turkey is on the side of the West in this conflict, even if Recep Tayyip Erdoğan isn't vocal about it.