The Turkish government's fight against basketball player Enes Kanter is intensifying.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has put Kanter on the country's list of wanted terrorists, and is offering a reward of half a million euros to anyone who provides information leading to his capture.
The Turkish NBA player, the third pick in the 2011 draft, decided to enter into a frontal fight with Turkish President Erdogan and China, one of the world's great powers, all for the sake of fighting for human rights.
At the end of last July he visited Israel, and gave a special interview to "Israel Today" in which he said: "Of course I fear for my life, at least two or three times a week. I work in the US close to the FBI and when I fly to other countries I am in contact with the security services .
That's how it is, people need to understand that in order for others to live better, their actions can have consequences."
Since moving to the United States, Kanter began to support the Gulen movement led by Fethullah Gulen, the opponent of Turkish President Recep Erdogan.
After the attempted military coup in Turkey, Kanter harshly criticized President Erdogan on his Twitter account, which resulted in his being blocked from the social network.
In 2016, his family announced its disavowal of Anas due to his political opinions and statements, and Kanter in response stated that his love for Golan is greater than his love for his family, and signed his name 'Anas Golan'.
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