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Report: Turkey seeks warrant for NBA player Enes Kanter

Report: Turkey seeks warrant for NBA player Enes Kanter | iNFOnews.ca
Portland Trail Blazers forward Zach Collins, right, shoots over New York Knicks center Enes Kanter during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)

ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish prosecutors are seeking an international arrest warrant for New York Knicks player Enes Kanter, accusing him of membership in a terror organization.

Sabah newspaper says the Istanbul chief prosecutor’s office had also prepared an extradition request for the NBA player. Officials at the prosecutor’s office could not be reached for comment.

Sabah says prosecutors are seeking an Interpol “Red Notice” citing Kanter’s ties to Fethullah Gulen, who is blamed for a failed coup in 2016, and accusing him of providing financial support to his group.

Earlier this month, Kanter refused to travel to London for a regular-season NBA game, saying he feared he could be assassinated for his opposition to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Kanter’s Turkish passport was revoked in 2017.

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