Prominent atheist scientist Richard Dawkins is again making headlines. The Turkish publisher of his book ‘The God Delusion’ this week announced he was to be questioned by a prosecutor to determine whether the book is “an attack on religious values” (AP has the story, massively syndicated).

Turkey has troubled relationships with science, religion, and censorship. On the one hand it is a secular state, where the religion of a politician’s wife is a huge issue. At the same time much of the country is avowedly religious, Turkish creationist Harun Yahya being a prime (if perhaps extreme) example. Censorship is also a reoccurring theme – earlier this year Yahya succeeded in blocking access to a swathe of the blogosphere and the trials and tribulations of author Orhan Pamuk have also been high profile. See the FP Passport blog for a quick round up.

If you haven’t read the book, the first chapter is free on Dawkins’s website. A CNN poll on the question “Do you believe Richard Dawkins’ book ‘The God Delusion’ insults religious values?” currently stands at Yes 32%, No 68%, with 3,359 votes.