Women’s NGOs angry at cult leader exploiting women
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Directors of two leading non-profit organizations for women lashed out at Adnan Oktar, a flamboyant cult leader whose TV show was fined for exploitating women. Oktar is known for his online videos where he speaks out on a number of subjects from religion to foreign policy, peppered with bizarre dances bordering on obscenity by his female followers in skimpy outfits. The country's TV watchdog issued fines to the A9 TV station for airing the videos on television, accusing it of exploiting women.
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Canan Güllü, head of the Federation of Turkish Women's Associations, said online publications are free, but shows like Oktar's "that humiliate women and turn them in sexual objects should be controlled." Güllü said they expected authorities to take measures against such programs. She also called on the judiciary to take action against allegations that Oktar held underage girls. A father has filed a lawsuit against his ex-wife and Oktar for holding his two daughters, including one under the legal age by "brainwashing" them, after he spotted them accompanying Oktar in a show aired on A9. An Istanbul court has issued a restraining order against Oktar upon the father's complaint.
The High Board of Radio and Television (RTÜK), which oversees TV content, had suspended A9 shows and handed fines to the station last week for the exploitation of women.
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