{"id":416006,"date":"2023-01-13T17:10:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T17:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=416006"},"modified":"2023-01-13T17:10:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T17:10:41","slug":"turkey-puts-500k-bounty-on-head-of-ex-nba-player-enes-kanter-freedom-a-wanted-terrorist-in-home-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/turkey-puts-500k-bounty-on-head-of-ex-nba-player-enes-kanter-freedom-a-wanted-terrorist-in-home-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey Puts $500K Bounty On Head Of Ex-NBA Player Enes Kanter Freedom, A Wanted Terrorist In Home Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Enes Kanter Freedom, a former NBA centre, has a bounty placed on him by the Turkish government worth up to 10 million Turkish lira, or over $500,000, for information leading to his capture.<\/p>\n<h2>Turkey Puts $500K Bounty On Head Of Ex-NBA Player Enes Kanter Freedom, A Wanted Terrorist In Home Country<\/h2>\n<p>Freedom is listed as one of the nation&#8217;s top 20 most-wanted terrorists for 2023 because of his well-known outspokenness over the government of Erdogan&#8217;s Turkey&#8217;s violations of human rights. He claimed to have learned about the incentive a week ago in an interview with the New York Post.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Turkey has issued a $500,000 bounty for the capture of Enes Kanter Freedom, who is now on the country&#39;s most-wanted terrorists list for 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zH34WASyXS\">https:\/\/t.co\/zH34WASyXS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ComplexSports\/status\/1613944697130553369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to Freedom, <em>&#8220;Turkish intelligence was after the persons on the list before the bounty, but now everyone is after them because they want the money.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Freedom also adds that he is considering legal action against the NBA, which he claims has blacklisted him as a result of his demonstrations against China.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m awaiting the appropriate moment&#8221;<\/em>, he remarked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NBA hypocrisy exposed by Enes Kanter <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RHvhIGqTvB\">pic.twitter.com\/RHvhIGqTvB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Axelroark (@axelroark) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axelroark\/status\/1613083871234654208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Throughout his NBA career, Freedom hasn&#8217;t been silent about his opinions of Erdogan, referring to him as a &#8220;dictator&#8221; and even going so far as to name him the &#8220;Hitler of our century.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Freedom is listed as a terrorist along with actual terrorists, people who have criticised Erdogan and his administration, and numerous journalists. The number of journalists imprisoned has risen just in the last year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">El presidente Erdo\u011fan ofrecio hasta $500,000, por informaci\u00f3n que conduzca a la captura de Enes Kanter Freedom.Tambi\u00e9n revel\u00f3 que est\u00e1 considerando demandar a la <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBA<\/a> por censurar sus protestas p\u00fablicas contra China.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pg74UreL9z\">https:\/\/t.co\/Pg74UreL9z<\/a> a trav\u00e9s de <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypostsports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nypostsports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nelson Sandoval (@nelsonsando007) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nelsonsando007\/status\/1613907027276726279?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Because of my platform, whenever I say something, it goes everywhere, and the Turkish government hates that,&#8221;<\/em> Freedom told the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/12\/ex-nba-star-enes-kanter-has-500k-turkish-bounty-on-his-head\/\">Post<\/a>. &#8220;They\u2019re really sick of it, and they said, <em>\u2018Enough is enough,\u2019 and doing whatever they can to shut me up.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As a result of Freedom&#8217;s advocacy for the rights of people everywhere, Turkey added him to its list of terrorists and placed a price on his head.<\/p>\n<p>American citizen Freedom has vehemently defended the rights of Uyghurs and other oppressed people all across the world while simultaneously criticising the NBA&#8217;s interactions with China.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Enes Kanter Freedom reveals Turkish government put $500K bounty on his head, may sue NBA <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/euWvbWA5h5\">https:\/\/t.co\/euWvbWA5h5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1613727542623477760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Freedom is referred to as a member of a terrorist organisation on the website of the Turkish Interior Ministry.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m not the only one, either. On this list, there are a lot of good journalists, scholars, athletes, activists, and teachers. Because of the Turkish government, their lives are now at risk&#8221;,<\/em> Freedom told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turkishminute.com\/2023\/01\/10\/activist-nba-player-enes-kanter-freedom-has-a-bounty-on-his-head\/\">Turkish Minute.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Freedom, who presently resides in Washington, D.C., claimed that he is under continual protection and in communication with both the FBI and local law enforcement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Enes Kanter Freedom has had a bounty put out on him by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan worth $500,000. <\/p>\n<p>Enes says he is looking into suing the NBA, which he says has blackballed him following his protests against China. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jo9NNjRLvq\">pic.twitter.com\/jo9NNjRLvq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA Buzz (@OfficialNBABuzz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialNBABuzz\/status\/1613916690768695297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Freedom thinks the NBA has blacklisted him because he defended human rights and criticised the league. He played in 35 games and averaged 3.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game during his final NBA season with the Boston Celtics in 2021\u20132022. He played in the NBA for 13 seasons in total.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3N4_lofADSA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE NBA UPDATES-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/lebron-james-production-film-house-party-set-to-release-date-caste-trailer-more\/\">LeBron James Production Film \u2018House Party\u2019 Set To Release: Date, Caste, Trailer &amp; More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enes Kanter Freedom, a former NBA centre, has a bounty placed on him by the Turkish government worth up to 10 million Turkish lira, or over $500,000, for information leading to his capture. 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