An Interesting yet false correlation with the banning of Dawkins site, the sellout on the first day of The Ancestors Tale in Turkish in Turkey.
You cannot suppress a good idea, no matter how dictatorial your country is.
Friday, September 19, 2008 |
Turkish edition of The Ancestor's Tale sells out within a day!
by Sabah.com
Thanks to f451 for the link.
Oxford University professor and advocate of evolution theory, the author of The God Delusion which drew great attention – even illegal copies had been distributed all over- and the publisher has been sued and acquitted in Turkey Prof. Richard Dawkins' last book released and sold out in a day in Turkey, the news says.
The new book which has been written before The God Delusion, published 2 thousand copies in Turkish. The publisher of the book, Huseyin Sonmez, told that he was suprised because of all distribution orders were finished in a day and this has happened for the first time in 26 years of the publishing company history. According to the book, The Ancestor's Tale tells a 4-billion-years-old journey. Professor Dawkins' website has been closed down due to the comments that violate Adnan Oktar's personal rights by the decision of the court in Istanbul.
Source Link:
http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2008/09/19//haber,98BF8C9C35DE4B0CA0C042D767E13E5F.html
Posted in the forum here:
http://www.richarddawkins.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1356162#p1356162
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