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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings is the latest to receive an award from the Atlantic Institute.

The man behind the organization is Fethullah Gulen, who is accused of being behind a coup attempt in Turkey and hiding out in the United States.

The group has given awards to local mayors and officials, including the president of the University of Central Florida.

The Atlantic Institute’s website said Gulen has dedicated his life to “interfaith and intercultural dialogue.”

But sources contacted Channel 9 to look into the awards given out by the group.

They said that community leaders such as Demings should stay away from the group, especially after the Pulse massacre.

According to CNN reports, Gulen is accused of being the mastermind behind a failed coup in Turkey earlier this year.

He has been living in exile in Pennsylvania and denies that he had anything to do with trying to overthrow the Turkish government.

CNN reports that Gulen has a loyal following, who subscribe to the Hizmet, or “Gulen movement.”

Community leaders have accepted awards from the group for years.

Demings accepted the award for public and community service from its members Oct. 13.

People at odds with the group and its ideology told Channel 9 it was a lack of judgment for a sheriff on the campaign trail.

But Demings is just one of a long list of people who have accepted an award from the institute.

On the group’s website, the list of awardees includes Hitt, E. Ann McGee, who is head of Seminole State College, Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer.

Dyer’s office said the awards are meant to recognize leaders who promote diversity and intercultural exchange.

Channel 9 contacted the Istanbul Cultural Center and Atlantic Institute, but has not heard back.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office has not said if it will comment on the award. 

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Gulen Movement Political Bribes and Manipulations of Washington

More info about Hillary and Bill Clinton's connections to the Gulen Movement

In addition to muddying that complex geopolitical dynamic, a 2009 email recently released by Judicial Watch provides yet another example of access being provided to a Clinton campaign and Clinton Foundation donor.

In the April 1, 2009 message, a Gulen follower named Gokhan Ozkok asked Clinton deputy chief of staff Huma Abedin for help in connecting one of his allies to President Obama.

Ozkok is founding board member of the Turkish Cultural Center and part of a network of businesses and non-profits affiliated with the Gulen movement, also known as Hizmet.

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The connections between the Gulen movement and Clinton are not the first to be revealed. They also add to questions about what it is the Gulenists want from Clinton and whether the Democrat has rewarded their financial support with favors.

Last year The Daily Caller reported that numerous Gulen followers have donated to Clinton’s various political campaigns and to her family charity. One Gulen movement leader, Recep Ozkan, donated between $500,000 and $1 million to the Clinton Foundation.

As senator from New York, Clinton gave a keynote address at the Turkish Cultural Center’s annual banquet.

The email to Abedin, which is the first piece of communication showing that a Gulen follower had direct access to Clinton’s staff, sought a favor.

“Please tell Madam Secretary that it would be great if President Obama can include a 15 minutes [sic] meeting with Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary-General of the Organization of of [sic] the Islamic Conference (OIC), in his trip to Turkey,” wrote Ozkok.

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