Turkish Muslims

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: Kayahan, Adnan Oktar, Orhan Pamuk, Mehmed Talat, ?smail Enver, Abdullah G l, Mehmet Oz, Kenan Sofuo?lu, Hedo T rko?lu, Hamit Alt?ntop, Tugay Kerimo?lu, Ahmed Djemal, Necdet Kent, Muhtar Kent, Sabit ?nce, Hac? Bayram-? Veli, As?m Can G nd z, Nuri Killigil, ?smail Gasp?ral?, Timur Sel uk, Merve Kavak, Erol Evgin, Ulubatl? Hasan, Ramazan ?ahin, Mert cal, Mustafa zcan G ne?do?du. Excerpt: Adnan Oktar (born Ankara, February 2, 1956), also known as Harun Yahya, is an author and Islamic creationist. In 2007, he sent thousands of unsolicited copies of the Atlas of Creation advocating Islamic creationism to American scientists, members of Congress, and science museums. Oktar runs two organizations of which he is also the Honorary President: Bilim Ara?t?rma Vakf? ("Science Research Foundation," BAV, established 1990), which promotes creationism and Milli De?erleri Koruma Vakf? ("Foundation to Protect National Values," established 1995) which promotes Turkish nationalism. In the last two decades, Oktar has been involved in a number of legal cases, both as defendant and plaintiff. Adnan Oktar was born in Ankara, Turkey on February 2, 1956. He grew up in Ankara, and lived there through his high school years where he studied the works of Islamic scholars like Said Nursi, a Muslim Kurdish scholar who wrote Risale-i Nur, an extensive Qur'anic commentary which includes a comprehensive political and religious ideology. In 1979, Adnan Oktar came to Istanbul and entered Mimar Sinan University. These years were marked with violence and repression which led to the installation of a military junta following the coup of September 1980. The environment in Turkey was one of political and cultural instability, threatened by Cold War politics, and a clash between Kemalist secular modernisers and a rising tide of Islamic militancy. In this ...