"[2] Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into the production following a complaint by lawyer Ömer Ediz Yoruz, who alleged that the film "insults the spiritual personality of Atatürk", which is a criminal offence in Turkey.

Filmmaker Gani Rüzgar Şavata also filed a complaint against the director and screenwriters for "using the screenplay, for which he holds part of the copyright, without his consent".

[1] Muslim Kurdish scholar Said Nursî passes through three phases, known to his followers as the "Old Said", the "New Said" and the "Third Said", during which time his writings, consisting of letters to his students about faith and religious philosophy, result in Risale-i Nur Collection, a body of Quranic commentary exceeding 6,000 pages.

The film opened on nationwide general release in 238 screens across Turkey on January 7, 2011 (2011-01-07) at number 2 in the national box office with a first weekend gross of US$1,228,126.

[3] The film was number 2 in the Turkish national box office for two weeks running and has made a total gross of US$3,793,421.