Turkey Seeks Arrest of New York Knicks Player Enes Kanter

Turkey Seeks Arrest of New York Knicks Player Enes Kanter
Enes Kanter of the New York Knicks in Atlanta, Ga., on Nov. 7, 2018. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
|Updated:

Turkish prosecutors are seeking the arrest and extradition of New York Knicks player Enes Kanter, saying he has links to a U.S.-based cleric who was accused of organizing an attempted coup in 2016.

Kanter was contacted repeatedly by people associated with Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen, who is blamed for the failed coup in July 2016. Gulen has denied the claim.

Related Topics