Adnan Oktar is a Turkish and Muslim creationist who offered ten trillion lira, about $7.5 trillion, to someone who provides "a single intermediate-form fossil demonstrating evolution" in September 2008.Independent: Creationist offers Prize for...Proof of Evolution (September 29, 2008)
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Has distributed the 800-page book "Atlas of Creation" unsolicited to U.S. Congress members and to science museums, scientists and schools around the worldThe New York Times: Islamic Creationist and a Book Sent Round the World (July 17, 2008) Independent: [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/creationist-offers-prize-for-fossil-proof-of-ev
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Sentenced to three years in prison in May 20008 for "creating an illegal organization for personal gain"Reuters: Turkish Islamic Author Given 3-year Jail Sentence (May 9, 2008)
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Founder of the Science Research Foundation which states as its objective to make peace, tranquility and love the dominating forces in the worldScience Research Foundation: About the Science Research Foundation
