Havel, known for his literary work, was presented the honorary doctorate degree by Prof. Abdullah Atalar, Acting Rector. After the ceremony, Havel answered some of the questions posed by the audience. One of the questions sought an explanation as to how he had managed to write his books during the time of his imprisonment by Czech authorities. He replied that as all his work was censored by the authorities, he had to develop a very complicated language in order to communicate. This he achieved through his prison letters. "If it was complicated," he said, "they did not understand it so they let it go out!" So, he ended up writing his books in a complicated series of letters!