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NBA’s Enes Kanter says skipping another game abroad out of fear from Turkish gov’t

NBA’s Enes Kanter says skipping another game abroad out of fear from Turkish gov’t

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 28, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

Enes Kanter won’t travel with the Trail Blazers for their game in Toronto and it is not because he’s injured, but because he fears for his life outside the United States, according to media. NBC Sports reported Feb 28 that Kanter will not show up in...
Turkey seeks 15 years in prison for Enes Kanter’s father

Turkey seeks 15 years in prison for Enes Kanter’s father

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 19, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

A Turkish prosecutor has charged NBA star Enes Kanter’s father with “membership in a terror group,” seeking 15 years in jail for him. An indictment prepared by the public prosecutor’s office in Turkey’s Tekirdag province has been accepted by a penal court in the same...
Enes Kanter faces 4 years in jail for ‘insulting’ Turkish basketball federation head

Enes Kanter faces 4 years in jail for ‘insulting’ Turkish basketball federation head

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 7, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

An indictment filed by the Istanbul police’s cyber-crimes department seeks up to 4 years in prison for the New York Knicks center Enes Kanter for alleged insulting Hidayet Turkoglu. Pro-government Sabah newspaper said Wednesday that the indictment accuses Kanter of...
721 Twitter accounts are currently banned in Turkey: report

721 Twitter accounts are currently banned in Turkey: report

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 28, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

At least 721 Twitter accounts are currently banned in Turkey, according to US-based BuzzFeed online news outlet on Jan 24. Obtaining data from Twitter and its own sources, BuzzFeed said the country with the most withheld accounts in the data set is Germany with 758,...
Enes Kanter faces up to 5 years in jail for insulting Erdogan on Twitter

Enes Kanter faces up to 5 years in jail for insulting Erdogan on Twitter

by TurkeyPurge | Dec 21, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

NBA player Enes Kanter faces up to 4 years and 8 months in prison on accusations of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Twitter. State-run Anadolu news agency said on on Dec 20 that an indictment prepared following a complaint by Erdogan’s lawyers seeks...
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