Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter had his Turkish passport cancelled last week, and he was detained by Romanian airport police.
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Kanter has openly disagreed with current Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and he has been an ardent supporter of a candidate who wants to overthrow the current president's regime.
Now, a warrant has been issued for Kanter's arrest, and he has been accused of being a part of a "terror group."
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According to Yahoo Sports, a pro-government newspaper in Turkey is alleging Kanter is a member of an armed terrorist organization.
Kanter tweeted this out on Friday:
Yakalayamazsıııın!!!
Hahaha 😂😂
Boşuna yorulmayın.
Hepinizin o çirkin, nefret dolu suratlarınıza tükürmeye zaten kendim geleceğim. pic.twitter.com/hw0LUp4MNo— Enes Kanter FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) May 26, 2017
Kanter's tweet translates to "I am already going to come there to spit on all of your ugly, hate-filled faces."
Kanter has called the current Turkish president the "Hitler of our century."
NBA star Enes Kanter calls Turkey's Erdoğan "the Hitler of our century": "I hope the world's going to do something." https://t.co/Y5u07KDMUI pic.twitter.com/Z2I2FVf59u
— ABC News (@ABC) May 22, 2017
Kanter is back in the United States, and he probably won't want to return to Turkey for a while.
(h/t The Spun)
