Enes Kanter has been dealt with a serious blow, as the Turkish government have issued an arrest warrant against him, for allegedly being involved in armed and terrorist group activities.
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According to the warrant, Kanter was involved with the armed group that was behind the failed 2016 coup.
Kanter has obviously denied all allegations, claiming that they are baseless.
He then even took to Twitter to address the situation and also take a massive dig at the Turkish government.
“Turkish Government can NOT present any single piece of evidence of my wrongdoing. I don’t even have a parking ticket in the US. I have always been a law-abiding resident.” Kanter tweeted when the news of his arrest warrant broke out.
He then also posted a video of him dunking, with the caption, “The only thing I terrorise is the ring”.
Kanter and the Turkish government have been at odds for sometime now, with Kanter not holding back while calling his President a ‘dictator’.
Moreover, Kanter has refused to travel with his team to London for an NBA game on 17 January, for the fear of being assassinated by the Turkish government.
“There’s a chance that I can get killed out there,” Kanter said.
Kanter’s Turkish passport has been cancelled, and he currently holds a US green card. Kanter can live and work in the US thanks to that green card.
Now, it will be interesting to see how the entire saga pans out, especially after the warrant issued by the Turkish government. As far as the US government is concerned, we’ll have to wait and see how they react to possible ‘terrorist’ claims made by the Turkish government and what kind of procedure is deployed.
Knicks too will want the situation to be cleared as soon as possible so that Kanter can focus on important things here in New York.
