--- description: Kanter was previously critical of the current Turkish regime, which survived a failed coup attempt last week title: NBA Player Enes Kanter Receives Death Threats Following Turkish Coup image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt347e23e31398ea2c/69886157196cf43c1a037c84/gettyimages-465358822.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # NBA Player Enes Kanter Receives Death Threats Following Failed Turkish Military Coup by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 20, 2016 6:24 PM CUT  Enes Kanter #34 of the Oklahoma City Thunder signs autographs for fans at a Thunder Season ticket holder VIP event on March 3, 2015 at the Oklahoma City Farmers Market in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Enes Kanter #34 of the Oklahoma City Thunder signs autographs for fans at a Thunder Season ticket holder VIP event on March 3, 2015 at the Oklahoma City Farmers Market in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Layne Murdoch—NBAE/Getty Images by [Daniel White](/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 20, 2016 6:24 PM CUT Oklahoma City Thunder forward Enes Kanter told fans Wednesday that he [has received death threats](http://espn.go.com/nba/story/%5F/id/17111535/oklahoma-city-thunder-enes-kanter-posts-death-threats "undefined") in the aftermath of a failed military coup in Turkey. The 24-year-old Turkish native shared screenshots of the threats on Twitter. “Death threats continue to fall,” Kanter wrote, in Turkish, according to ESPN. “Prayer does not stand still.” A faction of the military [attempted to overthrow the government in Turkey](http://time.com/4412290/turkey-jail-85-military-leaders-over-coup/ "undefined"), seeking to oust president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Kanter was previously critical of Erdogan following a March terrorist bombing in Turkey’s capital of Ankara, which left 37 dead. The basketball player was critical of blocked access to social media and limited media coverage in the country, according to ESPN. > [](https://twitter.com/Enes%5FKanter/status/755668325917724672) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4415344/nba-enes-kanter-turkey-death-threats/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4415344/nba-enes-kanter-turkey-death-threats/"},"headline":"NBA Player Enes Kanter Receives Death Threats Following Failed Turkish Military Coup","datePublished":"2016-07-20T18:24:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:24:22.446Z","description":"Kanter was previously critical of the current Turkish regime, which survived a failed coup attempt last week","url":"https://time.com/4415344/nba-enes-kanter-turkey-death-threats/","keywords":["Basketball","Turkey","NBA"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt347e23e31398ea2c/69886157196cf43c1a037c84/gettyimages-465358822.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt347e23e31398ea2c/69886157196cf43c1a037c84/gettyimages-465358822.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Oklahoma City Thunder VIP Party","caption":"Oklahoma City Thunder VIP Party","creditText":"Layne Murdoch—NBAE/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4415344/nba-enes-kanter-turkey-death-threats/","name":"NBA Player Enes Kanter Receives Death Threats Following Failed Turkish Military Coup"}}]}] ```