by TurkeyPurge | May 3, 2019 | Int'l Reactions
The National Basketball Association (NBA) terminated its contract with a Turkish PR company that controls its local Twitter account after the latter failed to mention Enes Kanter’s name among high-performers following a play-off game. ““Fans in Turkey can watch all...
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...
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...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 2, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish police on Friday detained Prof. Dr. Mehmet Kanter, father of NBA Oklahoma City Thunder player Enes Kanter, who the government seeks to arrest over links to the Gülen movement, the Birgün daily reported. According to the report, Kanter’s father was detained in...
by TurkeyPurge | May 22, 2017 | Today in Crackdown, Turkey’s Exiled Journalists Speak Out
NBA Oklahoma City Thunder player Enes Kanter, who was briefly detained on Saturday at an airport in Romania upon a request from the Turkish government, told CBS news on Monday that he went to Romania after fleeing Indonesia when he found out he was being pursued by...
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