The kittens who still purr | The Messiah and his Kittens Ep. 4
Adnan Oktar is behind bars but some of his followers still believe. Louise meets his devotees, listens to their claims of injustice and comes to terms with the power Oktar still wields from behind bars. Host: Louise Callaghan, Middle East Correspondent at The Sunday Times.Clips: Al-Jazeera, CNBC, Sky News, CNN.If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the website below has a summary of available support services:https://sexualabusesupport.campaign.gov.uk/Or contact Victim Support’s 24/7 support line on 08 08 16 89 111This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The turnstile system | The Messiah and his Kittens Ep. 3
The fortress walls begin to crumble. Survivors describe suffering sexual abuse and financial crimes while cult insiders help the authorities bring Adnan Oktar down. Accompanied by a former ‘kitten’, Louise revisits the night the police finally descended on Oktar’s hilltop compoundHost: Louise Callaghan, Middle East Correspondent at The Sunday Times.Clips: Ulusal KanalIf you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the website below has a summary of available support services:https://sexualabusesupport.campaign.gov.uk/Or contact Victim Support’s 24/7 support line on 08 08 16 89 111This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nice girls from good families | The Messiah and his Kittens Ep. 2
Away from the TV cameras, Adnan Oktar reigns over a den of secrecy. Louise meets the male enforcers he used to keep it under control. Oktar’s ‘lions’ reveal the hierarchy, rules, and ruthless methods used to enforce loyalty to the cult. And a woman who says she was sexually abused by Oktar describes how loyalty comes with a terrifying cost.Host: Louise Callaghan, Middle East Correspondent at The Sunday Times.Clips: A9TV, ABC News.If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the website below has a summary of available support services:https://sexualabusesupport.campaign.gov.uk/Or contact Victim Support’s 24/7 support line on 08 08 16 89 111This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Mahdi wears Armani | The Messiah and his Kittens Ep. 1
Meet Adnan Oktar, the Turkish televangelist who’s rarely spotted without an entourage of surgically enhanced young women he calls his ‘kittens’. After Oktar is sentenced to over 1,000 years in prison, Louise tries to get to grips with one of the strangest stories she has ever covered.Host: Louise Callaghan, Middle East correspondent at The Sunday Times.Clips: CNN TÜRK, TV100, Anadolu Agency, CBS News, Sky News, A9TV.If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the website below has a summary of available support services:https://sexualabusesupport.campaign.gov.uk/Or contact Victim Support’s 24/7 support line on 08 08 16 89 111This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Introducing: The Messiah and his Kittens
The leader of Turkey’s most powerful cult, Adnan Oktar, was sentenced to over 1,000 years in prison in January 2021. The Sunday Times’s Middle East correspondent Louise Callaghan steps into his weird world of ‘kittens’, ‘lions’, and televangelism to reveal its dark heart.This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Times Investigates brings you award-winning investigative and true crime podcasts from The Times and The Sunday Times.From war zones to suburban homes, and from Nazi collaborators to cult leaders, our podcasts go further than any other to uncover the truth.In season one, veteran war correspondent Anthony Loyd sets out to investigate the life - and fate - of John Cantlie, who was kidnapped by Islamic State. In season two, crime correspondent John Simpson exposes the failings, rivalries and silence that surround the murder of 14-year-old Corey Junior Davis.In season three, Berlin correspondent Oliver Moody uncovers the forgotten story of Nazi bureaucrat Hans Globke.In season four, columnist David Aaronovitch reveals how a toxic banker grew too close to a British prime minister - and how it all went wrong.In season five, social affairs correspondent Emily Dugan investigates a brutal attack on a young mum, asking if the wrong man was sent to prison?In season six, Middle East correspondent Louise Callaghan is on the trail of Turkey's most powerful cult leader, who calls women his 'kittens'.Season seven is coming soon…These podcasts are brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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