Bu romanla istanbul da mı karar kıldınız?

15:22 Feb 4, 2013 

I understand the interviewer to be saying, "You have experimented with a lot of settings in the past, so I guess with this novel you have now settled for Istanbul as the setting." It is not so much a question as an invitation for the author to start speaking and comment on this.

13:18 Feb 4, 2013 

I do not see any problem with the suggestion too. I have difficulty understanding the whole question.
Maybe the interviewer means that Safak chooses Istanbul to create (and tell the story of) characters who (unlike other novels) do not move around.....

12:42 Feb 4, 2013 

So, in previous novels the characters have moved around a lot, but in this novel it seems that the author has decided on Istanbul for the setting. I do not see any problem with the suggestion below - the question is somewhat rhetorical, of course, because the interviewer already knows where it is set.

11:36 Feb 4, 2013 

Dear Tim,
It is the first question of the interview. "Bit Palas a kadar romanlarinizda kahramanlar sik sik yer degistiriyordu. Bit Palas ta ise romanin kahramanlari bir apartmanin sakinleri. Bu romanla Istanbul da mi karar kildiniz? Zira Istanbul un sizin imgeleminizde onemli bir yeri vardi. Bit Palas icin bir Istanbul romani denebilir mi?
Answer: Istanbul un her zaman onemli bir yeri oldu benim icin. Hem Gonlumde bu boyel hem kalemimde. Ama ozellikle bi kitap icin bir Istanbul romani diyebilirim....

11:29 Feb 4, 2013 

Could you perhaps provide the previous question and answer in the interview? The question that you are asking about seems to hang on something that has already been said.