Read the world-wide impact of the prominent Turkish writer Mr.Adnan Oktar known by his pen name Harun Yahya.
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Darwinism Is an Ideology, Not a Science - 22.08.2008 Israel/YNET
YNET, the web site of the well-known Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, carried an interview with Adnan Oktar by science editor Avital Lahav on 22 August 2008. YNET, which is published in Hebrew and English and is Israel’s most popular virtual newspaper, carried Adnan Oktar’s responses under the heading “Darwinism Is an Ideology, Not a Science.”
You can find the full text of the interview below:
· You claim that Darwinism's biggest weakness is its reliance on coincidental events. Can the process of "Natural Selection" really be described as coincidental? Is not the principle "Survival of the fittest" a guiding hand?
The theory of evolution proposes two mechanisms for the emergence of new species. One is mutation, and the other is natural selection. The entire scientific world now regards mutation as at best neutral and as generally damaging to living organisms. In the same way, no new species can ever emerge by way of natural selection. By means of natural selection the fastest antelope in a herd running away from a lion will survive because it is the fittest, but that antelope will never turn into another life form, a cheetah for example. That being the case, Darwinists have no reply to the question of how hundreds of thousands of different species came into existence. It is a great mystery for evolutionists how, although it is impossible for the first living cell to have emerged by chance and it has been definitively proved that this is impossible both biologically and mathematically, this first cell supposedly turned into birds, carnations, tigers, cats and human beings that found civilizations, study the internal workings of the atom, compose symphonies, write books, judge, love, are loved and feel compassion. The existence of living things, their variety and perfection, are not the work of blind chance, mutations or natural selection. Allah created the entire universe from nothing, together with all the living creatures in it, and science confirms that fact.
· You mention various elements of the Darwinist theory for which no evidence are available. Yet this does not settle the contradictions between the story of creation and what we now know about the world. How do you explain fossils dating back millions of years, or the parallels between the biblical story and former folk tales of the Mesopotamia civilizations? Is the incompleteness of the Darwinist theory a sign for the accuracy of the story of creation?
There is no contradiction between the creation Allah reveals in the Qur’an and scientific findings. Allah tells us in the Qur’an that He created the Earth in six days. These six days may be very different in the sight of our Lord, Who is unfettered by space and time, than our conception of six days. Archaeological discoveries concerning the lives of past peoples and their cultures and civilizations are in complete agreement with what is revealed in the Qur’an about those communities. You can find more detail on the subject in my books A Historical Lie: The Stone Age and Perished Nations and on my web site www.harunyahya.com. The theory of evolution has been depicted as the only scientific theory that supposedly accounts for the origin of living things for some 150 years, and is also used as a tool in order to turn people away from belief in Allah. The only reason why evolution is so stubbornly kept on the agenda, despite the fact it has scientifically collapsed, is that it represents a so-called scientific basis for materialism and atheism. Anyone looking for a rational and logical answer to the question of “how and why we came into being” will see Allah's creation. That is because not only does science demolish evolution, it also, through the findings it reveals, proves that Creation is the one and only truth.
· Why is the dependency of fascism and communism on Darwinism an argument against this theory? Should a scientific theory be judged based on the ideologies that adopted it?
It is inaccurate to regard evolution as being solely to do with science. Ever since the day it was first proposed Darwinism has been more than a scientific matter. Darwinism has its own world-view, and that is where the real danger lies. According to evolution, man is a kind of animal, for which reason relations between human beings are the same as those among wild animals. In such a system ruthlessness, cruelty, oppression and exploitation of the weak, murder, terror and anarchy are perfectly legitimate. If you tell a young person right through his school years that he is a kind of animal, that struggle between animals is legitimate, and that he can only survive by being strong and ruthless, if you indoctrinate him with the lie that people outside his own race have no right to live, if you describe human beings as machines without souls, and if you inculcate the falsehood that everything consists of matter, that young person will be able to kill innocent people without a moment’s compunction. If, however, you make it clear that the world-view and life style espoused by Darwinism are not scientific, if you teach the love, compassion, peace, friendship and brotherhood commanded by Allah, if you describe the beauties of true religious moral values, then you can establish a climate in which all people can live in peace, no matter what their religion, race or tongue.
· What are your predictions for future generations? Will materialism really decline? It seems as if, at least in the Christian world, it is stronger than it ever was.
Materialism has had a genuinely powerful influence on European civilization in particular over the last 150 years or so. For decades, materialism has crushed human beings, plunged them into darkness, strangled their pleasures and condemned them to stress and unhappiness. But this negative influence is finally being eradicated and the darkness of materialism is being lifted. By Allah’s will the Atlas of Creation in particular has had a great and powerful impact in this area. Surveys conducted in France, regarded as the cradle of materialism, in the wake of the arrival in Europe of the Atlas of Creation reveal that people no longer believe in this ideology and regard Creation as a scientific reality. The collapse of materialism will accelerate even further in the days to come. With the disappearance of materialist and atheist ideologies in the near future the world will achieve a happiness the like of which it has never known before. A world in which people can live freely as they choose, without building walls, without suffering constant tension, without spending millions of dollars on arms, without being slaughtered and without fearing being exiled from their lands, a world in which everyone can worship as they choose, where they can trade freely, in short where they can live free and human lives, is close at hand. They will live as they choose in that world, and not only believers but also atheists will be free to express their opinions. Everyone’s human rights will be protected. In such a world, of course, Israelis and Palestinians, who have suffered such troubles and difficulties for so long, will also be liberated, and those lands, sacred to us all, will become a place of peace as commanded by our Lord and described in His Books of Truth.
· What has happened to the Islam civilization? Why is a civilization, which was once at the foreground of philosophy and science, considered by many today to be a threat to humanity?
Islam is a religion of peace and love. The behavior and moral values Allah commands in the Qur’an mean that Muslims must be forgiving and understanding, respectful of other views, forward-looking, compassionate towards members of other faiths, reflective and capable of enjoying art and beauty in the knowledge that such things are manifestations of Allah, moderate and tolerant. Societies that genuinely live by the moral values of the Qur’an are productive and enlightened. The Turkish-Islamic Union needs to be established as a matter of urgency for such enlightenment to be attained today. This will be a moderate union. It will be a union based on respect for human beings, based on tolerance and compassion, open-minded and free-thinking, a union of brotherhood and love, rather than one of fanaticism, repression and subjugation. It will establish security for those nations uniting under it and to the other nations of the world. The Turkish-Islamic Union will lead the way to the 21st century being an age of enlightenment. The enlightenment brought about by the Turkish-Islamic Union will bring beauty to the whole world. With the founding of this union the USA, Russia, China, Israel and the nations of Europe will see that all long-standing problems have suddenly been resolved, and that will be of benefit to one and all. Terror will come to an end, distribution of raw materials will be guaranteed, the economic and social order will be protected and cultural conflicts will disappear entirely. America will no longer have to send troops to lands thousands of kilometers away, Israel will no longer live behind walls, the countries of the EU will encounter no economic barriers, Russia will have no more security concerns and China will have no trouble finding raw materials. A powerful Turkish-Islamic Union will benefit all nations.
· I understand why Mr. Yahya regards Darwinism as cruel, but even he has to admit that it is a scientific theory, not only an ideology. Does a scientific theory have to be beautiful, kind and merciful in order to be true?
It once again needs to be made clear that Darwinism is an ideology. It is not the fact that it is not a pleasant, agreeable and kindly theory that enables us to see that the theory of evolution is untrue, but the fact that it conflicts 100% with the scientific findings. Science declares that “there is no evolution.” The important thing here is why it is so stubbornly espoused by certain circles and continues to be portrayed as scientific, even though it so clearly stands in contradiction to science. The reason for this is that evolution is an entirely ideological concept, rather than a biological hypothesis. The only reason for the evolutionists’ loyalty to the theory is their ideology. It is ideological concerns that underlie the panic that has arisen in the face of the collapse of the theory of evolution. There are dozens of theories that were once proposed and then abandoned once their invalidity became apparent. The normal course of events is for, like all theories proved to be incorrect, the theory of evolution to be abandoned once it becomes apparent that it conflicts with science. Yet materialists refuse to do this because once they do so their most important foundation will be eliminated and it will become impossible to defend materialism. Otherwise, the fact that the emergence of even one single protein cannot be explained in terms of evolution would be enough for any rational, scientifically-minded people to turn their backs on evolution. If that’s not so, then one should reflect on the reason why. This means that evolution is not a theory weighed solely in the light of scientific thinking.
· His vision of the Turkish-Islamic union is wonderful but why is he alone in expressing these views? What one hears from Islamic preachers is hardly the message of peace that you express? Why are people so poor in Islamic countries, why is tyranny so common among Islamic nations?
The important thing is the moral values revealed in the Qur’an and the Sunnah of our Prophet (saas). In the Qur’an, Allah commands believers to be moderate, full of love, gentle, forgiving, humble, tolerant and agreeable. Throughout the course of his life, the Prophet (saas) called all of humanity to peace and love, and was a role model with his trustworthiness, justice, moral virtue and good manners. It is impossible for a society that fully complies with the moral values of the Qur’an to be prone to violence. It is impossible for anyone with a proper conception of the Prophet (saas) and who adopts him as a role model to be hard-hearted. With the rapid spread of Qur’anic moral values, the Muslim world will enjoy enlightenment and well-being, and Islamic civilization will be a beacon shedding light across the whole world. Within 10 to 20 years, the world will be a place in which the rights of all, no matter what their ideas or faiths, will be protected, in which genuinely faithful Jews, Christians and Muslims can live together as brothers and sisters, in which plenty and abundance as well as love and compassion reign, and where human beings can be joyful, happy and at peace. What matters is not the errors of the past, but the efforts made to improve the future. By Allah’s leave, those who do all they can to preach the love, compassion, might and power of Allah, who warn others against the tyranny of materialism, who strengthen the faith and brotherhood will have the upper hand. In the Qur’an, Allah promises to “hurl the truth against falsehood” and “perfect His Light.” Our hope is that, inshaAllah, this promise will soon be made a reality.
'Harun Yahya is an international hero' - 22.04.2001 United Kingdom/New Scientist
This report described Harun Yahya as an “international hero.”
The 22 April 2001 issue of the world-renowned New Scientist, which investigated creationist movements throughout the world, offered this interpretation of Harun Yahya and his books:
[Harun Yahya] is an international hero. His books have spread everywhere in the Islamic world. He has developed his own Islamic creationism.
Darwinism Will Be Consigned to the Dusty Shelves of History - 08.12.2008 Bulgaria/Dnevnik
On 8 December 2008 the Bulgarian daily Dnevnik carried an interview Svetoslav Stefanov had conducted with Adnan Oktar. The paper, which emphasized the impact of Adnan Oktar’s Atlas of Creation, published the interview under the caption, “Darwinism Will Be Consigned to the Dusty Shelves of History in Future Years.”
Click here for the full interview transcript.
Darwin Must Be Accused of Terrorism and Antisemitism - 25.09.2009 Norway/Dagbladet
On 25 September, 2009, Dagbladet, Norway’s third-largest newspaper with a circulation of 150,000 and that has been published in the country ever since 1869, carried a wide-ranging report concerning Adnan Oktar and his Atlas of Creation. Some sections from the report concerning the global impact of Adnan Oktar’s activities read as follows:
OPPOSITION TO THE TEACHING OF EVOLUTION IN CLASS HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY, the professor of biology and Darwinist author Richard Dawkins said in an interview with The Times in August that this oppposition mainly comes from Muslim students... Islamic Creationism has grown very much stronger.
DARWINISM IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL: Harun Yahya is very powerful in Turkey..
THE CENTER OF ISLAMIC CREATIONISM is the “Science Research Foundation” in Istanbul, under the leadership of Harun Yahya. Real name Adnan Oktar. Under his pen name he says that the theory of evolution seeks to destroy people’s beliefs... He says that Darwin laid the groundwork for such people as Hitler, Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot. He describes how racism, fascism and communism have their origins in Darwin’s theory.
HARUN YAHYA is highly respected in much of the Islamic world and appears in the media from Bosnia to Egypt. He criticizes Western materialism on such channels as Al-Jazeera and Press TV, on which he frequently emphasizes how anti-Semitism and terror are the products of Darwinism.
In terms of their appearance, all animals, plants and insects living today are identical to their fossilized forebears... (Harun Yahya) believes that the theory of evolution is in crisis because it has no known scientific support.
The Atlas of Creation, one of his most showy works... has also come into Richard Dawkins’s possession... Dawkins believes that the way so many people support Creationism in Britain stems from the influence of Muslims.
A CREATIONIST MOVEMENT CONDUCTED THROUGH PUBLICATION IN TURKEY: According to a string of evidence that Harun Yahya produces in his book Atlas of Creation, Darwin’s theories are totally mistaken. 
EXACTLY THE SAME: Accordıng to the Turkish ceationist Harun Yahya, who compares fossils with present-day life forms, animals alive today are identical to how they were when first created. He suggests that this 54-37-million-year-old fish has remained completely unaltered. Reference: Atlas of Creation, BAV
Reuters Affirms That The Vatican Conference Is Anti-Democratic - 04.03.2009 United Kingdom/Reuters
Read the whole article posted in the Reuters blogs which affirms that the conference sponsored by Vatican at the Pontifical Gregorian University is anti-democratic:
"The start of a high-powered Vatican-sponsored acadmeic conference on evolution was anything but fossilized.
The third STOQ International Conference, called Biological Evolution, Facts and Theories, began on Tuesday at the Pontifical Gregorian University (picture right) under the patronage of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture.
The conference, which has been organised together with the University of Notre Dame to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, had barely gotten underway when charges of censorship and undemocratic and unacademic behaviour began flying.
At the end of the first session Oktar Babuna, a Turkish doctor and collaborator of prominent Turkish anti-Darwin campaigner Harun Yahya,asked for the floor to put forward a question. Babuna, a proponent of the Islamic creationist campaign against evolution, spoke about his view that there were insufficient transitional forms from species to species to support the theory of evolution.
After he began speaking two professors on the dias, Francisco J. Ayala of the University of California at Irvine and Douglas Futuyma of the State University of New York were visibly irritated. Someone in the hall can be heard saying “turn the microphone off” and seconds later two organisers approached Babuna. One of them abruptly took the microphone away from Babuna and another ordered him to go back to his seat. Watch it all here
“After I walked back to my seat someone said “only evolutionists can ask questions,” Babuna told Reuters afterwards. “This is very anti-democratic and very unacademic. If this is a scientific meeting … if you have scientific questions to ask, they should be responded to scientifically, everybody accepts that … if you force people to shut up and don’t let them ask any question … then it is not a scientific theory but an ideology.” The spat was filmed by Babuna’s associate Dr Cihat Gundogdu, who put an edited version on the Harun Yahya website.
Both men attended the conference with English and Italian versions of Harun Yahya’s super-slick mega-book Atlas of Creation (picture left) in hand. We have done numerous blogs on Islamic creationism, its proponents and its opponents. Some of the links are listed below. But what do you think about the debate and, more importantly, do you think officials at the Gregorian University were right or wrong to yank the microphone from Babuna at a scientific conference?
A One-Man Movement in the Cause of Islam - 24.02.2007 India/Prabodhanam
An article introducing Adnan Oktar and his Atlas of Creation, which has elicited such global responses, appeared in the magazine Prabodhanam, published in Kerala, one of the largest of the Indian states. The magazine, published in the Malayalam language, told its readers about Adnan Oktar’s important activities across the world that have been continuing for many years now, under the heading "A One-Man Movement in the Cause of Islam." The issue concerned, which appeared on 24 February, 2007, also introduced its readers to the http://www.harunyahya.com web site.
You can access works by the author in Malayalam HERE.
Creationist Ideas Continue to Expand Their Sphere of Influence - 06.02.2009 Switzerland/Tribune de Genève
Tribune de Genève, the daily published in the Swiss canton of Geneva, once again raised the impact of the Atlas of Creation on 6 February, 2009. Published in French and with a readership of 175,000, the paper referred to the effect of the Atlas of Creation in the words "Switzerland has not been spared this ‘invasion’.” The cover story went to on to describe the heavy blows made Darwinism suffer in Europe:
These days CREATIONIST IDEAS... CONTINUE TO EXPAND THEIR SPHERE OF INFLUENCE... TURKS ARE LEADING THE MUSLIM WORLD (in activities against the theory of evolution). Since 2007, a weighty book (around 8 kilos), the Atlas of Creation, written by a Turk called Harun Yahya, whose real name is Adnan Oktar... seeks to prove with photographs of fossils that evolution never happened.
A SERIOUS OFFENSIVE AGAINST DARWIN IS TAKING PLACE. This Turkish group leaves nothing to chance. Adnan Oktar, a most extraordinary character, has great strength...
IT IS NOW THE TURN OF EUROPE, which was for long unaffected by these movements, TO BE AFFECTED BY THE CREATIONIST WAVE FOLLOWING THE APPEARANCE OF HARUN YAHYA’S BOOK. For example, one of these countries is Britain; many conferences have been held in both state schools and universities in Britain.
Creationist views now have the wind in their sails. AND SWITZERLAND HAS NOT BEEN SPARED THIS ‘INVASION’.” In 2007, creationist theory appeared alongside the theory of evolution for t he first time in school text books... The campaign of the opponents of evolution does not seem likely to end soon.
European countries unable to withstand the devastating impact on Darwinism of the Atlas of Creation, are one by one surrendering Europe to Creationist belief. (For details, see The Collapse of Darwinism in Europe)
The Leader of Islamic Creationism, Adnan Oktar - 02.03.2009 Spain/La Vanguardia
The leader of Islamic creationism, Adnan Oktar
"In particular, Darwinism is an element of obscurity rather than enlightenment. It has eliminated people’s tendencies to love Allah and one another. It has destroyed the human soul. It has eliminated the tendency to beauty in people. It has eliminated the conception of friendship and brotherhood. And it has placed Europe in a dark age...
Irreligion is something that deprives people of happiness. People suffer because of irreligion. Darwinism lies at the heart of Marxist and fascist regimes. Darwinism lies at the root of savage capitalism. These are things that inflict suffering and cause bloodshed and oppression. Darwinism intensely encourages this.” (Adnan Oktar, from the La Vanguardia interview)
On 2 March, 2009, La Vanguardia, Spain’s highest circulation daily, carried the notes from Ricardo Gines's interview with Adnan Oktar.
The report was titled "TURKEY REJECTS DARWIN” and went on to say:
Adnan Oktar, the leader of Islamic creationism, warns that evolution constitutes a barrier between Allah and man... A new movement is increasingly gathering many followers: Islamic creationism.
Adnan Oktar, the leader of Islamic creationism, says that evolution represents a barrier between Allah and man…
In his recent interview with La Vanguardia, the powerful creationist Adnan Oktar said, "DARWINISM HAS DESTROYED PEOPLE’S LOVE FOR THE CREATOR AND LED THE WORLD TO A NEW DARK AGE.”
During our conversation Oktar suggested that, "When we look at Marxism, fascism and capitalism we see that Darwinism lies at the root of all these beliefs... It is that which makes people unhappy and wretched today.” People who read Oktar’s books in languages such as Urdu, Arabic, Russian, Serbo-Croat, Spanish and English in countries like India, Indonesia, Turkey and Poland say it is impossible to remain immune to this call.
The Greek Press Are Also Taking an Interest in the Atlas of Creation - 07.02.2009 Greece/Eleftherotypia
Eleftherotypia, one of Greece’s highest-circulation dailies with a social democratic viewpoint has made news on Mr. Adnan Oktar’s book, Atlas of Creation, on its 7 September, 2009 issue. The report described how the book, 800 pages long and weighing 7 kilos, has reached to schools in many European countries such as France, Spain and Germany, and emphasized how author’s works are in great demand by millions of readers.
In Turkey, Fertile Ground for Creationism - 08.11.2009 USA/The Washington Post
On 8 November, 2009, The Washington Post, published in Washington DC and enjoying a global readership as a well-established political daily, carried a report titled “In Turkey, fertile ground for creationism.” The Washington Post, one of America’s three leading dailies with its circulation of around 1 million, carried extracts from an interview with Mr. Adnan Oktar, once again noting the effect of the works of Harun Yahya in the rejection of the theory of evolution:
... creationism ... [has] blossomed within Muslim Turkey... Turks have aggressively made the case that Charles Darwin's theory is scientifically wrong and is the underlying source of most of the world's conflicts because it excludes God from human affairs.
"DARWIN IS THE WORST FASCIST THERE HAS EVER BEEN, AND THE WORST RACIST HISTORY HAS EVER WITNESSED," WRITES HARUN YAHYA, THE MOST ASSERTIVE AND BEST-KNOWN CRITIC OF EVOLUTION IN TURKEY, AND LONG A FAVORITE OF MORE CONSERVATIVE AMERICAN CREATIONISTS.
... The Islamic anti-evolution campaign is taking place in Turkey, and not Egypt or Saudi Arabia...
... In a year in which conferences worldwide are celebrating the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth and his contribution to science, THE BATTLE AGAINST DARWINIAN THINKING IN TURKEY HAS BECOME SOMETHING OF A ROUT, EVEN AMONG ASPIRING SCIENCE TEACHERS.
... "Why I'm so interested in seeing creationism succeed in Turkey is that evolution is an evil concept that has done such damage to society," said [John] Morris, a Christian ...
The most visible Turkish proponent of creationism is... Adnan Oktar, who writes and appears daily on his own two-hour television show under the alias Harun Yahya. He and a revolving group of about 30 writers and young scientists have produced more than 200 widely distributed books and videos attacking evolution as equivalent to atheism, communism and worse.
In 2006, Oktar CREATED AN INTERNATIONAL STIR... Published on almost 800 pages of glossy stock, the "Atlas of Creation" sets out to show that creatures today are essentially the same as those that lived, and became fossilized, eons ago...
Speaking in his home and television studio overlooking the Bosporus, Oktar asserted responsibility for "defeating" Darwinism in Turkey... HE HAS CREATED A FAR-REACHING ANTI-EVOLUTION EMPIRE, he said, while American creationists and advocates of intelligent design still struggle to be heard.
The 53-year-old Oktar, dressed entirely in white, said he is not a scientist but an author "following the path of Allah." ...
Adnan Oktar, who as Harun Yahya is Turkey's best-known and most assertive
critic of evolution, says he is "following the path of Allah."
Turkish Islamic Scholar Challenges the Theory of Darwin - 09.12.2008 Other/Pajhwork Afghan News
Pajhwok Afghan News, independent news agency of Afghanistan based in Kabul, published an item about Harun Yahya revealing the lies of the theory of evolution. It was reported that the author has said in one of his interviews, “In ten years time Darwinism will be history and people will only read about Darwinism as a piece of history... Darwinism experienced a solid collapse all over the world... There are 100 million fossils proving this world came into being as a result of God’s creationism and not because of evolution.” The item, which referred to the effect of the Atlas of Creation all over the world, also acknowledged that the author is challenging the theory of evolution.
Harun Yahya Works in Sharjah Book Fair - 12.10.2003 United Arab Emirates/Gulfnews
Gulfnews, the English daily published in United Arab Emirates, carried a story dated October 12, 2003 about the International Book Fair that was organised by the Sharjah government since 1982. It was noted that the books of the well-known Turkish author Harun Yahya, translated in many languages, were displayed in the fair that was attended by 42 countries with approxmately 400.000 visitors.
150-Year Theory a Subject for Mockery - 12.02.2009 Denmark/Dagbladet Information
Dagbladet Information, published in Copenhagen and with a daily readership of around 110,000, carried an article on 12 February, 2009, titled "Congratulations Darwin, You Are a Liar.” The report described Harun Yahya's anti-Darwinist activities as follows:
The world is today celebrating Darwin’s 200th birthday. Impressive celebrations are taking place in some countries, but this 150-YEAR-OLD THEORY IS THE SUBJECT OF MOCKERY AND TOTALLY REJECTED IN OTHERS ...
A famous anti-Darwinist
The Muslim and anti-Darwinist Adnan Oktar has now stepped up his activities. In particular, he is the individual behind the darwinism-watch.com web site that never fails to examine any of the reports concerning Darwin that have recently been appearing in the media on an intensive basis.
Today, when these 200th anniversary celebrations are taking place, the TURKISH ADNAN OKTAR HAS RECENTLY CHALLENGED THE WORLD’S SCIENTISTS TO PRODUCE EVIDENCE PROVING DARWIN’S THEORY. In a statement to The Guardian newspaper he said, “I will give 10 trillion Turkish lira if they can do this.”
As one of the world’s best-known anti-Darwinists he has earned an enormous success with his statements and newly published books. His chez d’oeuvre is the giant 7 kg and 786 page Atlas of Creation. The book contains pictures of fossils and maintains that man never underwent any physical evolution and is the same now as he was 100 million years ago.
The Turkish Author Harun Yahya Is the Central Focus of Anti-Evolution Debates - 01.01.2010 Egypt/Egypt Today
The January 2010 issue of Egypt Today, published in Cairo since 1979 with a circulation of some 15,000 and with subscribers in 40 countries, carried a report concerning the way the theory of evolution is not widely accepted in the Muslim world. The report stated that the Turkish author Harun Yahya is the central focus of the anti-evolution debates in the Middle East. The fact that the author’s works have been translated into many languages and are easily accessible on the internet was described as one reason behind the spread of anti-evolution ideas.
Islamic Creationism On The Rise - 02.12.2009 Australia/ABC1 TV
ABC1, Australia’s official television established in 1932 with worldwide broadcasting, has reported an interview with Adnan Oktar by Middle East reporter Ben Knight in the “Lateline” news programme dated 2 December 2009. (You can watch the interview from here and read the deciphered document from here.) 
In the item titled “Islamic Creationism On the Rise”, the effectiveness of the works of Adnan Oktar, as the leader of Islamic Creationism, was pointed out and it was noted that “Turkey is becoming more religious”. Part of the news item cited as follows:
... lately, there have been new voices in the Islamic world denouncing Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection. That shouldn't be surprising, I suppose, as in many Middle Eastern countries, religious belief and observance are surging. Particularly in Turkey, where our Middle East correspondent Ben Knight met a leading campaigner for Islamic creationism... Adnan Oktar has carved himself out a niche as the leading Islamic voice against the theory of evolution.
ADNAN OKTAR, ISLAMIC CREATIONIST: Darwinism removed love from the face of the world. It caused the deaths of more than 350 million people. It led to the outbreak of more than two world wars as well as communism, fascism and satanism. It has legalised terror and anarchy.
And he rejects the idea that religion might have caused its own share of conflict and suffering. I asked him about the Crusades and September 11.
ADNAN OKTAR: All of the people who committed the 9/11 events in America had Marxist tendencies and had Darwinist, materialist training in America and England. They believed in Lenin's theory suggesting that terror is the solution. There has never been a war originating from religion -they merely used religion.
Adnan Oktar claims to have published more than 300 books but that he doesn't take any royalties. But what brought him to the attention of the West was this: his massive Atlas of Creation. It shows page after page of fossils and compares them with the same living things today, claiming there's been no change, and therefore, no evolution.And he claims to have single-handedly demolished Darwinism, beginning in his native Turkey:
ADNAN OKTAR: In Turkey it is now embarrassing to defend Darwinism. In order to defend such a deceit, one should have a really thick skin on his face. That is to say a person should really be something different in order to tell such an explicit obvious lie, looking directly into people's eyes.
Adnan Oktar says he doesn't want evolution teaching banned from schools.
ADNAN OKTAR: In schools Darwinism is being taught, but for the children, it's like a comedy show. It just makes them laugh.
Additionally, the interview was published on the channel’s web site as both text and video.
The Bravest Man in the Middle East - 14.02.2010 USA/FM Talk 101.1
FM Talk 101.1, one of the main radio stations broadcasting from the U.S. state of North Carolina, carried a live interview with Mr. Adnan Oktar on February 9, 2010. The radio is listed in the Talkers Magazine Heavy Hundred, that is in the top 100 radio show of the country. (You can listen to the full interview from here.) Allan Handelman introduced the interview, conducted by him, from his own web site under the caption “The bravest man in the Middle East” and went on to say:
Adnan Oktar... has been a prominent advocate of Islamic creationism in the creation-evolution debate. More notably, he advocates tolerance by Muslims of other religions, and he publicly denounces anti-semitism and terrorism, which he says are products of Darwinism.
The Atlas of Creation Has Provoked a Huge Reaction in Switzerland!
On 3 and 4 May, 2007, Blick, one of Switzerland’s largest newspapers, carried two reports examining the works of Harun Yahya. The reports concentrated on the impact of those works on the fact of Creation, particularly the Atlas of Creation. In summary, these reports, which emphasized how work on the fact of Creation had risen to the top of the Swiss agenda, contained the following comments:
Report by Lucas Füglister and Silvana Guanziroli dated 3 May, 2007 
Quotes from the report:
They want to rewrite our schoolbooks!
The Atlas of Creation: An 800-page book against Darwin’s evolutionary teachings
There are those who wish to reproduce also in Switzerland what the creationists have achieved in some states of the USA: Creationism must replace the theory of evolution in classrooms. What is more, as a scientific fact in biology books…
Unexpected support for this way of thinking has come from Turkey. According to Le Monde, the Atlas of Creation, published by Global Publishing, has been sent to schools in Western Switzerland. This initiative, belonging to the author Harun Yahya, has come from Istanbul. The book has already been sent to schools in France and Germany.
The Atlas has also been sent to journalists and scientists. The book is 800 pages long and describes why Charles Darwin’s evolutionary teachings are wrong. Life did not evolve, but was created by a Creator.
In the same way, the Earth was also created by God…
Martin Scheidegger, director of the religious groups and sects advisory board, says that Creationism first appeared in the 1970s. Today, creationists are celebrating their successes. Nevertheless, Scheidegger believes, “It is absolutely impossible for Creationism to be placed on the curriculum in Switzerland.”… But is that really the case? The results of a poll in which Science magazine asked people in 34 countries what they thought about the theory of evolution say not. According to the survey, four out of 10 Swiss do not believe in Darwin’s teachings.
Report by Silvana Guanziroli dated 4 May, 2007![1174[1]](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWvcjLqLkTFyQN32ysGw7fUHabyfiEqsY99sROy_EFrMa5_QXWIOGSUeAP04FPnnDb2n1bY8AZky8pv-vWABdZUytyqZ5UluB5CpfxpsT2wbhHlYAO4lFZu1vdMzwbIa8dt2FNs3YrFs/s1600-h/1174%5B1%5D%5B6%5D.jpg "1174[1]")
Quotes from the report:
The aim behind the Turkish author Harun Yahya sending the Atlas of Creation to Swiss schools is for education to be provided in biology books that is compatible with belief in Creation, not with Darwin‘s theory of evolution.
… Whole Switzerland is now discussing the issue. Heated and emotional
Muslim academics and students are turning against Darwin's theory - 17.11.2009 United Kingdom/The Times
On November 17, 2009, The Times, one of Britain’s best-known dailies, carried a report titled "Muslim academics and students are turning against Darwin's theory" on its web site. The report went on to discuss the impact of web sites describing Creation and referred to Harun Yahya as the only figure in the Islamic world to be engaged in anti-Darwinist activities:
Muslims in many countries ARE INCREASINGLY REJECTING DARWIN’S THEORY OF EVOLUTION… a science conference was told yesterday.
Dr Guessoum, who is a Sunni Muslim… “THE RATE OF ACCEPTANCE OF EVOLUTION AND OF THE IDEA OF TEACHING EVOLUTION WAS EXTREMELY LOW,” he said. “I wondered, who are all these educated people rejecting evolution? THEY ARE EVEN REJECTING THE FACT THAT IT SHOULD BE TAUGHT AS SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE.”
Last year a Muslim creationist … ADNAN OKTAR … OFFERED £4.4 TRILLION TO ANYONE WHO CAN POINT TO A SINGLE FOSSIL THAT PROVES EVOLUTION.
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