Ahmet Ümit: Real world is more cruel than murders in detective novels

Author Ahmet Ümit met with his readers at the Samsun Book Fair, held at the Samsun Metropolitan Municipality Fair and Congress Center, and stated that the real world is much more cruel than the murders in detective novels.

Coming together with his readers at the Samsun Book Fair, organized by the Samsun Metropolitan Municipality at the Fair and Congress Center, author Ahmet Ümit was greeted with intense interest and long queues formed by readers wanting their books signed. Chatting with his readers and posing for souvenir photos, Ümit answered questions from journalists prior to the signing event.

Comparing fiction in detective novels to real life, Ümit emphasized that life is more vibrant and colorful than any fiction. Stating that the real world is becoming increasingly cruel, Ümit expressed that people continue to kill each other due to differing thoughts, beliefs, ideologies, and races. Ümit also noted regarding the adaptation of his novel Sis ve Gece (Fog and Night) into a TV series by an Iranian producer without permission, that he did not demand royalties but that permission should have been obtained.