Orhan Pamuk is a famous Turkish writer, winner of numerous national and international awards, including the Nobel Prize in Literature for “searching for the soul of his melancholic city.” The soul of a city is always found in its past, which is perhaps why Pamuk’s talent is so brilliantly demonstrated in historical novels such as “My Name is Red” and “The White Fortress.” The plot of the novel “The White Fortress,” which takes place in the 17th century, is both simple and mysterious, like an ancient Arabic miniature: the main character, a young Italian, is captured by the Turks, where he becomes the slave of a strange man obsessed with understanding the Universe. However, the most exciting secret lies in the face of the Turkish scientist, who is like two peas in a pod like the face of an Italian prisoner. We offer readers a new translation of the novel “The White Fortress.”