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Adnan Oktar

Adnan Oktar nom de plume Harun Yahya (a.k.a Adnan Hoca) (born Ankara, 1956) is one of the leading figures in Turkish creationism, and a fervent advocate of creationism in the creation vs. evolution debate. He is considered the leading Muslim advocate of creationism; unlike the majority of Christian creationists he subscribes to Old Earth creationism. He is an anti-zionist and anti-mason which he sees as very interrelated movements. Although he rejects allegations of anti-Semitism, claiming pagan and Darwinist roots for anti-Semitism he is also credited as a Holocaust denier, with his book Soykırım Yalanı (The Holocaust Hoax).

Biography

Who is Harun Yahya?

Harun Yahya is charlatan and a dangerous man. Here's some background of this great impostor:

Adnan Oktar (pen name: Harun Yahya) is claimed on his web page to be a 'world renown and respected scholar' who has devoted himself to writing about scientific and faith-related subjects such as the theory of evolution and miracles of God. He is further described by supporters as a respected 'scientist' who has publications in incredibly diverse areas of interest (actually he is not a university graduate).

The fact is that, his publications and his foundation (Science Research Foundation) have recently been banned in Turkey, and most members of his "sect" have been sent to court. This was not due to their Islamic and scientific activities, but due to crimes such as blackmail, extortion, possession of unlicensed weapons and sexual intercourse with minors.

About three years ago, upon complaints of victims and many years of suspicion, Turkish police raided residences of this group. The discoveries at the houses and testimony of the group members were shocking.

Under the mask of promoting Islam and scientific facts, the group members had been found to engage in extensive criminal activity. These crimes included blackmail, possession of unlicensed weapons and sexual intercourse with individuals under age 18.

The head of the group, Adnan Oktar (recorded by police cameras, leaked and shown on Turkish TV channels such as Kanal D, ATV, Star) confessed to blackmailing people who they regarded as an obstacle to their enterprises. These people included the reporters for the newspaper Hurriyet, Emin Colasan, and Fatih Altayli, after they questioned some of Harun Yahya's activities such as bribing the municipality of Ankara.

Also politicians such as Celal Adan (Member of the Parliament) and Mesut Yilmaz (former Prime Minister of Turkey) have been victims of this group. Oktar's group arranged fake (photomontage) photos of Mesut Yilmaz in Freemason clothes and ceremonies, and forged a fake certificate of Freemasonary for him. This fake was taken seriously and published in several pro-Islamic newspapers (without knowing it was a fraud). The PM was seriously damaged politically as a result during the remainder of his government.

Also coming forth, a fashion model named Ebru Simsek was blackmailed, and then slandered as a "prostitute" in fax messages sent to hundreds of different newspapers, TV channels, major business companies, foreign consulates, government offices etc. The reason for the slander? She refused to have sex with Adnan Oktar.

But the most shocking activities of Oktar's and his followers were not the above. In the sudden raid, 20 women and 2 other men were found at his residence. Most of the females (girls really) were under the age 18, (Oktar is his middle 40's) and they claimed that they had been having sexual intercourse with Oktar and members of his sect.

In his testimony, Oktar claimed that he had committed no crime as the intercourse was consensual, allowed under Turkish law. Further, Oktar insisted that this intercourse was also religiously permissible under Islam because he and his followers did not have a 'real sexual intercourse with these girls'.

He and his followers claimed that they had only engaged in 'anal and oral' sex. They preferred this kinds of sexual intercourse since according to Koran, he claimed, these acts are not impermissible outside of marriage. According to their interpretation 'vaginal' intercourse was 'haram' but 'anal and oral intercourse' was 'halal' when not married.

So you wonder what happened in the end?

Science Research Foundation was closed. Adnan Oktar (aka Harun Yahya), and about 40 of his sect members were taken to the court and judged. Once there, they denied the truth of their original confessions, claiming that they were extracted under torture.

The judicial process lasted over 2 years, during which most of the complainants' retracted their claims because of threats or bribes from sect members. As a result most of the cases against these people were dismissed, with only two of them jail for 1 year each.

That said, coverage of the arrests and trials were so extensive in Turkey that the reputation (and money making opportunities) of the group were permanently destroyed. It is now taken seriously only in foreign countries where their legal troubles received little or no press coverage.

Writings

Oktar has written numerous books under the name Harun Yahya (Harun (Aaron) and Yahya (John)), arguing against evolution. He also asserts that evolution is directly related to the claimed evils of materialism, Nazism, communism, and Buddhism. Most of his anti-evolution resources are identical to Christian creationist arguments (see: Creation science).

He also has produced various works on Zionism and Freemasonry, accusing Zionists of racism and arguing that Zionism and Freemasonry have had significant negative effects on world history and politics. Finally, he has written more than a hundred books describing the morals of the Qur'an and faith related issues .

Oktar's books on faith-related topics attempt to communicate the existence and oneness of God according to the Islamic faith, and are written with the main purpose of introducing Islam to those who are strangers to religion. Each of his books on science-related topics stresses his views on the might, sublimity, and majesty of God. These books attempt to display for non-Muslims what Oktar claims to be signs of the existence of God, and the excellence of his creation. A sub-group within this series are the series of "Books Demolishing the Lie of Evolution", a critique of the ideas of Materialism, Evolution, Darwinism, and atheism.

Oktar asserts that Buddhism as being a false religion built upon idolatry and falsehood He calls Buddhist rituals "meaningless" and "empty".

His latest (October 2006) publication is the ATLAS of CREATION, published by Global Publishing, Istanbul, Turkey (no web site available). The book is edited by Timothy Mossman, with no indication to his affiliation. This volume with near 800 glossy pages contains high quality animal and fossil image prints and was sent to the Head of Division of Biology at Imperial College London, free of charge. The image sources are not given or acknowledged. The accompanying text and interpretations lack scientific merit as judged by five established researchers at the Division of Biology.

Bibliography (Partial)

Credited works

Judaism and Freemasonry
The 'Secret Hand' in Bosnia
Behind the Scenes of Terrorism
Israel's Kurdish Card
A National Strategy for Turkey
Solution: The Morals of the Qur'an
The Winter of Islam and Its Expected Spring
Communism in Ambush
The Bloody Ideology of Darwinism: Fascism
Darwin's Antagonism Against the Turks
The Disasters Darwinism Brought to Humanity
The Evolution Deceit
Articles 1-2-3
A Weapon of Satan: Romanticism
Truths 1-2
The Western World Turns to God
Perished Nations
The Prophet Moses
The Prophet Joseph
The Golden Age
Allah's Artistry in Colour
Glory is Everywhere
The Truth of the Life of This World
Confessions of Evolutionists
Precise Answers to Evolutionists
Evolutionary Falsehoods
The Dark Magic of Darwinism
The Religion of Darwinism
The Collapse of the Theory of Evolution in 20 Questions
The Qur'an Leads the Way to Science
The Real Origin of Life
The Creation of the Universe
Miracles of the Qur'an
Consciousness in the Cell
A String of Miracles
The Design in Nature
Self-Sacrifice and Intelligent Behaviour Models in Animals
Eternity Has Already Begun
Children Darwin Was Lying!
The End of Darwinism
Deep Thinking
Timelessness and the Reality of Fate
Knowing the Truth
Never Plead Ignorance
The Secrets of DNA
The Miracle in the Atom
The Miracle in the Cell
The Miracle of the Immune System
The Miracle in the Eye
The Miracle of Creation in Plants
The Miracle in the Spider
The Miracle in the Ant
The Miracle in the Gnat
The Miracle in the Honeybee
The Miracle of the Seed
The Miracle of the Termite
The Green Miracle: Photosynthesis
The Miracle of Hormone
The Miracle of the Human Being
The Miracle of Man's Creation
The Miracle of Protein.
Global Freemasonry

Children's books

Children Darwin Was Lying!
The World of Animals
The Splendour in the Skies
The World of Our Little Friends: The Ants
Honeybees That Build Perfect Combs
Skillful Dam Builders: Beavers

Booklets

The Mystery of the Atom
The Collapse of the Theory of Evolution: The Fact of Creation
The Collapse of Materialism
The End of Materialism
The Blunders of Evolutionists 1
The Blunders of Evolutionists 2
The Microbiological Collapse of Evolution
The Fact of Creation
The Collapse of the Theory of Evolution in 20 Questions
The Biggest Deception in the History of Biology: Darwinism.

Works on Quranic topics

The Basic Concepts in the Qur'an
The Moral Values of the Qur'an
Quick Grasp of Faith 1-2-3
Ever Thought About the Truth?
Crude Understanding of Disbelief
Devoted to Allah
Abandoning the Society of Ignorance
The Real Home of Believers: Paradise
Knowledge of the Qur'an
Qur'an Index
Emigrating for the Cause of Allah
The Character of the Hypocrite in the Qur'an
The Secrets of the Hypocrite
The Names of Allah
Communicating the Message and Disputing in the Qur'an
Answers from the Qur'an
Death Resurrection Hell
The Struggle of the Messengers
The Avowed Enemy of Man: Satan
The Greatest Slander: Idolatry
The Religion of the Ignorant
The Arrogance of Satan
Prayer in the Qur'an
The Importance of Conscience in the Qur'an
The Day of Resurrection
Never Forget
Disregarded Judgements of the Qur'an
Human Characters in the Society of Ignorance
The Importance of Patience in the Qur'an
General Information from the Qur'an
The Mature Faith
Before You Regret
Our Messengers Say
The Mercy of Believers
The Fear of Allah
The Nightmare of Disbelief
Jesus Will Return
Beauties Presented by the Qur'an for Life
A Bouquet of the Beauties of Allah 1-2-3-4
The Iniquity Called "Mockery"
The Mystery of the Test
The True Wisdom According to the Qur'an
The Struggle with the Religion of Irreligion
The School of Yusuf
The Alliance of the Good
Slanders Spread Against Muslims Throughout History
The Importance of Following the Good Word
Why Do You Deceive Yourself?
Islam: The Religion of Ease
Enthusiasm and Excitement in the Qur'an
Seeing Good in Everything
How does the Unwise Interpret the Qur'an?
Some Secrets of the Qur'an
The Courage of Believers
Being Hopeful in the Qur'an
Justice and Tolerance in the Qur'an
Basic Tenets of Islam
Those Who do not Listen to the Qur'an.

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Critical articles

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