Enes Kanter Ve Erdogan
Nba player enes kanter s criticism of turkish president recep tayyip erdoğan has made kanter a target of the turkish government.
Enes kanter ve erdogan. I feel that it s one of erdogan s games and i feel like it s completely politically motivated said kanter who is an outspoken critic of erdogan and his government. Nba player enes kanter. Boston celtics center enes kanter stepped over it long before most. John tlumacki the boston globe getty images how nba player enes.
But underneath kanter s easy going fun loving personality is a 6 foot 10 inch nba center who seizes every opportunity and platform to raise awareness about human rights violations. Keep calm and play ball that s what some people tell me when i use my national basketball association. I ve spoken out against turkey s president erdogan and now i can t go home enes kanter 00 of the new york knicks reacts in the second quarter against the dallas mavericks. Enes kanter is a center for the new york knicks of the national basketball association.
Nba s enes kanter says father. Kanter s father a genetics professor at istanbul university was acquitted of terrorism charges thursday according to reuters. Enes kanter will be the subject of a fascinating docu series one day. It s had consequences for him and his family with his father sentenced to 15 years in prison in turkey.
Kanter is turkish and for the majority of his decade in the nba he s been an outspoken critic of turkey s authoritarian president recep tayyip erdogan. Turkish citizen and boston celtic center enes kanter told cbn news the move broke his heart. Enes kanter enes kanter april 15 2019 erdogan carries the reputation of an authoritarian leader that imprisons journalistsand squashes political dissidents.