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ISTANBUL - The father of US-based Turkish basketball star Enes Kanter has been detained in Turkey in an investigation targeting supporters of the cleric whom Ankara accuses of orchestrating last July's failed coup, state-run Anadolu news agency said on Friday.
It said Mehmet Kanter, a university professor, was detained at his home in the Kadikoy district on the Asian side of Istanbul. Police were not immediately available to comment.
Kanter, who plays for the National Basketball Association's Oklahoma City Thunder, is a long-time supporter of Pennsylvania-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, whose extradition Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan is seeking in relation to the putsch.
Kanter was detained in Romania on May 20 when authorities learned his Turkish passport had been revoked. He subsequently returned to the United States.
Father of Turkish NBA star detained in Turkish coup investigation
It appears Kanter's father disowned him due to his ties to Gulen.
It said Mehmet Kanter, a university professor, was detained at his home in the Kadikoy district on the Asian side of Istanbul. Police were not immediately available to comment.
Kanter, who plays for the National Basketball Association's Oklahoma City Thunder, is a long-time supporter of Pennsylvania-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, whose extradition Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan is seeking in relation to the putsch.
Kanter was detained in Romania on May 20 when authorities learned his Turkish passport had been revoked. He subsequently returned to the United States.
Father of Turkish NBA star detained in Turkish coup investigation
It appears Kanter's father disowned him due to his ties to Gulen.
