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Enes Kanter received death threats after failed military coup in Turkey
Enes Kanter’s outspokenness on the failed military coup in Turkey to overthrow government has resulted in death threats on Twitter.
The Oklahoma City Thunder forward posted a picture with multiple threats (in Turkish) related to his comments on the coup.
“Death threats continue to fall,” Kanter posted on Twitter, in Turkish. “Prayer does not stand still.”
ESPN reports Kanter has been outspoken in the past about Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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