Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter has been detained Romanian police and had his passport canceled by the Turkish embassy according to a video he posted on social media Saturday morning.
Kanter, 25, says in the video he’s being detained because of his political beliefs. He’s been an outspoken critic of Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Kanter called him, “the Hitler of our century.”
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Instead, Kanter is a supporter of Fethullah Gulen and leader of the “Gulen Movement.” Because of his beliefs, Kanter has been disowned by his family and has even received death threats for his criticism of Erdogan. Kanter is keeping calm and loose during the detainment. He has even taken pictures with the police who are watching over him in the Romanian airport.
I'm being held at Romanian airport by Police!! pic.twitter.com/uYZMBqKx54
— Enes Kanter (@Enes_Kanter) May 20, 2017
The Thunder front office say they are working with the league office in an attemp to gather information about Kanter’s detainment.
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