by Former NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom discusses the Turkish government’s decision to offer a $500,000 reward for the capture of ‘Varney & Co.’
The Turkish government has issued a $500,000 reward for the capture of former NBA star Enes Kanter Freedom – however, Freedom has declared that he has “no regrets” and will put his career, his family, and “everything” he owns continuously endangering his action efforts. .
ENES KANTER SPEAKS ON THE $500,000 EXTENSION OF FREEDOM FROM THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT
“I want to be the voice of the innocent people out there who don’t have a voice. So it’s worth it, yeah. It could cost my career, my family, and everything I have. But you know in the end, I’m doing God’s work. So, yes, it’s worth it. And I have no regrets,” Saoirse said on “Varney & Co.,” Thursday.
Boston, MA – November 29: Enes Kanter Freedom leaves the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston after being sworn in as a US citizen and legally changing his name to Enes Kanter Freedom on November 29, 2021 (Photo by Suzanne Kreite (Photo by Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Saoirse became aware that the Turkish government had placed a bounty on his “head” when he was in charge of a basketball camp in Vatican City. He received a phone call from the FBI telling him to return to America “immediately.”
“Friends” warned the former professional athlete that the bounty could encourage cartels, the mafia, and even serial killers to start coming after him.
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During an interview on “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Wednesday, Saoirse shared that he is not the “only person” the Turkish government has unfairly targeted.
“You know, I’m not the only one. There are so many journalists, academics, professors and celebrities on that list,” Saoirse explained to host Tucker Carlson.
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Freedom, however, is using his dire circumstances to further demonstrate how problematic the Turkish dictatorship really is and to be the “voice” for those who don’t have the privilege of having one.
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After hearing the news, some members of Congress are calling on the Biden administration to finally “speak up” and “take some action.” On Wednesday, Saoirse supported this plea, arguing that it is time for the White House to start “prioritiz[ing] Human rights.”
“Some members of Congress actually reacted to this news and called on the Biden administration to speak up and actually take some action. Because I remember the first time that President Biden — before he came in office, in fact, – the first thing he said. that the problem in the Middle East is what we are doing, and we have to do something about it. And it’s been almost two years and he still hasn’t done anything. So we have to give priority to human rights,” Saoirse explained.
BOSTON, MA – SEPTEMBER 27: Enes Kanter #13 of the Boston Celtics poses for a head shot during NBA media day on September 27, 2021 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees, by downloading and (Brian Babineau/NBAE/Getty Images)
“So I’m asking, please the Biden administration to take some solid actions and help my friends over there, help my family over there. I haven’t seen them in almost ten years,” Saoirse said.
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