For 10 points, name this Turkish writer arrested and put on trial for insulting the Republic of Turkey until charges were dropped on January 22nd.
His novels such as My Name is Red have been translated into forty languages and brought him both fame and controversy. However, his support of Kurdish political rights and acknowledgment of the Armenian genocide has brought him only legal trouble. For 10 points, name this Turkish writer arrested and put on trial for insulting the Republic of Turkey until charges were dropped on January 22nd.
His novels such as My Name is Red have been translated into forty languages and brought him both fame and controversy.
Orhan {Pamuk}