Turan Dursun (1934 – 4 September 1990) was a Turkish author and atheist who was a critic of Islam.[1] A former Muslim cleric and scholar of Shia Islam, he became an atheist during his study of the history of monotheistic religions.[2] Influenced by the 9th-century Iranian skeptic philosopher Ibn al-Rawandi, Dursun wrote a number of books about religion which included interpretations of Islamic texts, heavily criticizing Islam and the founders of its major branches.[1][3]
Dursun was frequently threatened by Islamic fundamentalists, and on 4 September 1990 was assassinated outside his home in Istanbul, after which his books sold tens of thousands of copies in Turkey.[2][4]
^ abYonah Alexander; Milton M. Hoenig (2008). The new Iranian leadership: Ahmadinejad, terrorism, nuclear ambition, and the Middle East. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-275-99639-0.
^ abHakan, John L.; Esposito, M. Yavuz (2003). Turkish Islam and the Secular State: the Gülen movement. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. p. 280. ISBN 9780815630401.
^Evrım Kaya (4 September 2005). "Dursun, ışık tutmayı sürdürüyor". Cumhuriyet. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
^Gazeteci Dursun Öldürüldü, Milliyet, September 5th, 1990
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