Adnan Oktar

The controversial Turkish televangelist Adnan Oktar, who was arrested by an Istanbul court on July 19, told the police that Britain's Queen Elizabeth II sent a delegation to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to "kindly ask" for his arrest.

Fraudsters have conned a 70-year-old woman in Istanbul into believing that she was wanted by the police for being a suspected follower of arrested televangelist Adnan Oktar, whom he called his "kittens." 

Televangelist Adnan Oktar is seen in this file photo with his female followers whom he calls "kittens."

Tarkan Yavaş (L) was described by police sources as the "right-hand man" of Adnan Oktar.

Adnan Oktar and Didem Ürer

Turkish televangelist Adnan Oktar has blamed the "British deep state" over his detention in Istanbul along with dozens of his followers on July 11, with several charges ranging from sexual abuse to military espionage against him.

The head of Turkey's Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) on Jan. 31 slammed controversial TV personality and creationist Adnan Oktar, whose colorful TV shows blend religious talk with elaborately made up and surgically enhanced guests.

A woman known from the TV shows of controversial TV personality Adnan Oktar, who is better known abroad as "Harun Yahya," has said she has fled the mansion where they lived together with his retinue.

Turkey’s top media watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), ordered on Feb. 6 to impose a fine and cease broadcasting five times for the channel of controversial TV personality Adnan Oktar, who is known abroad as Harun Yahya.

Controversial TV personality Adnan Oktar, who is known abroad as Harun Yahya, responded awkwardly on Feb. 1 to remarks from the head of Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet).