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Enes Kanter Freedom Urges Congress to Reassess Turkey Support

6/13/2025

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Enes Kanter Freedom, a former NBA star, passionately testified before Congress, shedding light on Turkey's alarming human rights violations under President Erdogan. Sharing his harrowing experiences of persecution, including arrest warrants and a bounty on his life, he called for the U.S. to reconsider military support to Turkey, emphasizing the urgent need to protect democracy and NATO.

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Enes Kanter Freedom, a former NBA star, passionately testified before Congress, shedding light on Turkey's alarming human rights violations under President Erdogan. Sharing his harrowing experiences of persecution, including arrest warrants and a bounty on his life, he called for the U.S. to reconsider military support to Turkey, emphasizing the urgent need to protect democracy and NATO.