Adnan Oktar complained that Mr Dawkins, a fierce critic of creationism and intelligent design, had insulted him in comments made on forums and blogs.
Istanbul’s second criminal court of peace has now forbidden internet users to access the site because it “violated” Mr Oktar.
Mr Oktar’s press assistant, Seda Aral, said: “We are not against freedom of speech or expression but you cannot insult people. We found the comments hurtful. It was not a scientific discussion. There was a line and the limit has been passed. We have used all the legal means to stop this site. We asked them to remove the comments but they did not.”
Mr Oktar is a household name in Turkey after publishing hundreds of books, pamphlets and DVDs to contest Darwin’s theory of evolution.
Richard Dawkins website banned in Turkey – Telegraph.
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