Enes Kanter's father reportedly sentenced to 15 years in jail by Turkish court
Mehmet Kanter sentenced "for being a member of FETO"
Enes Kanter’s father, Mehmet, has been sentenced to 15 years in jail by a court in Turkey for being a member of Gulen Movement.
Since 11 December 2015 the Gülen movement is classified as a terrorist organization by Turkey under the assigned names Gülenist Terror Organisation (Fethullahçı Terör Örgütü; abbreviation: FETÖ) and Parallel State Structure (Paralel Devlet Yapılanması; abbreviation: PDY).
Enes Kanter says in a statement: “No matter what happens, I will continue to keep fighting for Human Rights and Freedom of Speech. Justice and Democracy above all. I will stand for what I believe in. All I am doing is trying to be the voice of all those innocent people”.
Since 11 December 2015 the Gülen movement is classified as a terrorist organization by Turkey under the assigned names Gülenist Terror Organisation (Fethullahçı Terör Örgütü; abbreviation: FETÖ) and Parallel State Structure (Paralel Devlet Yapılanması; abbreviation: PDY).
Enes Kanter says in a statement: “No matter what happens, I will continue to keep fighting for Human Rights and Freedom of Speech. Justice and Democracy above all. I will stand for what I believe in. All I am doing is trying to be the voice of all those innocent people”.
Turkish news outlets are reporting that Enes Kanter's father, Mehmet Kanter, has been sentenced to 15 years in jail by a court in Turkey. “No matter what happens,
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I will continue to keep fighting for Human rights and Freedom of speech,” Enes Kanter says in a statement. More: pic.twitter.com/SWPKM9ySJR