HE HAS NO COUNTRY (Enes Kanter)

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Chances are that you've heard of Enes Kanter at some point over the last few years... The star center for the Boston Celtics, who originally comes from Turkey, is outspoken about his negative views on the regime of President Erdogan.
As a result, the Turkish officials have taken away his passport, labeled him as a 'terrorist' and put his name on the International Criminal Police Organization.
Since 2017, Enes Kanter has been trapped in the United States of America and is not able to cross any international borders until he (hopefully) is granted citizenship here in 2021.
I was lucky enough to arrange a video call with Enes yesterday, and here is his full story -- it's a story of boldness and courage. It is not easy to speak up for what you believe in these days, with all of the haters that come along with it. I truly admire Enes and wish him the best of luck for the remaining of the NBA season, and getting his U.S. Passport soon!!
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[@knocksentertainmentandgami6908]

Enes: Trapped in America Drew: Trapped in his house

[@potato3658]

Well we all are

[@qwp7318]

No in israel

[@staggszn9876]

i don't remember asking

[@truthfinder8652]

@@qwp7318 well you should be, you gotta take this pandemic seriously .. it's no joke

[@UnknownGodOfCelestia]

We all are

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Reminds me of the Iranian stateless guy who lived in Charles de Gaulle Airport for so many years. He’s amazing at basketball. Shame he’s stuck and couldn’t go to London

[@userWCFL]

Hi again

[@profilepicture828]

金正恩 *Hai again

[@nishantjain4733]

Ah that movie

[@Coolsomeone234]

I'm starting to think that you're my FBI agent

[@Ucmilyaryediyuzellimilyon]

Omg isn't he that guy needed to leabe Iran because they didn't accept him so he lived in the frnch airport?

[@erencavus6508]

As a Turkish citizen, I don't like my government's move as well but some of the things that Enes mentioned are not correct at all like the government only shut down the schools that were owned or controlled by the Islamic group that Enes was a member of. This all happened after the Islamic group tried a military coup. I am not blaming Enes for the military stuff but even before than this group of people had a huge power on governmental stuff like they would promote their members instead of the deserved ones.

[@nnnnn7655]

Can't the US give him a passport ? Didn't he lived there time enough to apply for citizenship ?

[@timdixon32]

Nnnn N he’s been trying

[@eliefosso7215]

He gonna apply in 2021

[@vadimzdonutube]

He has a green card and he has to wait 5 years until he can apply for citizenship.

[@Saad1Muslim]

He worked to get Us passport.

[@tarek_wehbi]

But even tho he has a passport wouldnt the turkish government try to arrest him when he is outside of america

[@jannaisnotonline8818]

His own home country went against him...that’s terrible :(

[@nosenseperson563]

Diamond Antenna tyty

[@espurr6628]

Diamond Antenna stfu

[@AnnoyedArt1256]

yeah sometimes our president is kinda stupid

[@e.a9751]

@@nosenseperson563 o Enes sanki Fetöçü gibi geliyor

[@ehsanhuq4605]

@@nosenseperson563 corrupted country, corrupted government

[@evanfar845]

Man had to deal with being banned from his country and playing on the Knicks at the same time😭

[@alipareedanse12]

Lmaoooo that’s a rough life

[@fv8399]

He himself was pretty good on the Knicks it's just the Knicks are trash

[@Vps404]

He actually said that he wanted to remain a knick for the rest of his life and in the last game as knick he kissed the floor of MSG and then fizdale did him dirty

[@jameslynchyyyyyyyyyy]

U don't gotta do me like that brother lmaoooooo

[@boosie4l133]

That’s like the lowest of the low I can’t believe how he stay smiling and positive

[@kobyschechter8163]

He’s a U.S. citizen now. Amazing. His name is now Enes Kanter Freedom.

[@SushiSamuraiChannel]

I met enes Kanter in South Korea when he visited my school.When I met him he was one of the kindest person I met. I love the country of Turkey and it is sad this happened. When I saw this couple months ago I got emotional. It got me motivated that No matter what people says about you chase your dream. I respect him and also every single of of you who read this!

[@oguz6305]

Bro he has with the guy called gulen which tries to coup and killed hundreds of people.They wanted to rule Turkey with sharia and Turkish people stand against them.He could be kind but he is not innocent...

[@SeoWoojin55]

@@oguz6305 lol you and your make-believe stories.

[@maryan1420]

I love his heart , an activist that’s devoted to the world not just his country

[@panjtani51214721]

I will suggest him to open his heart for kashmir Gaza and Yemen as well

[@anthony42-]

Hao Yin Chew he is patrick

[@anthony42-]

Hao Yin Chew I’m just joking lol

[@azimlitv]

Not activist but a member of a cult organization called Gülen cemaat / FETÖ who preaches its own version of Islam to manipulate the masses and also accused of staging a coup in Turkey. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Turkish_coup_d%27état_attempt. Of course he did not mention any of these in the video because that's how propaganda works.

[@alpererginay3004]

@@azimlitv Adamı melek gibi gösteriyorlar aşırı sinir bozucu

[@misqne]

How did i never know about this lol in my country if something happens it will be talked about for a few weeks everywhere

[@major7004]

maybe the government doesnt want you to know about it

[@thatone1280]

Censorship my friend

[@MegaAbdallah1993]

@iwear socksallyear I was studying in a Turkish school in a country I used to live (don't want to mention the country for those teachers safety) and they took all the Turkish teachers starting with the principal. The sad thing was the police who abducted the principal were the local police claiming that the Turkish teachers were terrorists planning a coup in Turkey. The school was gonna shut down but was bought buy the some locals and it's name changed.

[@pqaza_]

For the people saying censorship, this is Turkey, I know because I’m Turkish and censorship doesn’t matter

[@worldairways4663]

I am Turkish myself, but don’t have a Turkish passport. Erdogan is becoming a Dictator

[@kanka24]

Enes should talk about his master cleric first , that's a very complicated issue for Americans to understand , not that simple he explains

[@areemessi]

that might be very complicated for americans, but not for me, a kurd. Nothing changes the fact that Erdoghan is a corrupt fascist dictator/killer, this has nothing to do with Gulen. PS: I don't like Gulen at all.

[@bahaamin8950]

@@areemessi well said, it doesn't matter with fetihullah or without him the reality speaks it, that man Erdogan toppled kurdish mayors who were elected by the people and put his own men in their stead, he imprisoned Demirtaş by claiming he is terrorist, even if prophet Mohammed came and spoke against him he will call him a terrorist too

[@Jubafree]

@@bahaamin8950 demirtas publicly sayed he supports the pkk a terrorist organization in turkey. Do you live in a parallel universe?

[@Jubafree]

@Saf 299 the majority of kurds in turkey support erdogan. I am kurdish myself and we just have to look how turkey was before erdogan came to power if you guys remember it was a 3. World country case closed

[@UnknownSend3r]

I wrote a comment saying how he missed to mention why erdogan decided to go ape shit and all but switch alliances from NATO to Russia (which is a complete 180). Now why would the second largest contributor to NATO and one that's in good standing with the Muslim world go Stalin all of a sudden (a bit hyperbole, but you get it). It's because he realised he was being played by the Americans, who not only outright support and arm the only terror group thats a existential threat to turkey (as we know it now) but also decided to (obvs the Russians gave him proof, he wouldn't burn bridges for no reason) strengthen ties to the one country he should be opposing. People are stupid, but I hope there not stupid enough to think erdogan ( a man with no mental issues, and isn't/wasn't considered a dictator act out like this all of a sudden) would just shoot himself in the foot if it wasn't a sink or swim situation.

[@necmettinsahbaz1452]

I'm Turkish and It's really funny to he didn't talked about Fetullah Gulen terrorism group which who tried to make coup on turkey in 15 july 2015. That's why turkish people and goverment call him traitor,not terrorist btw

[@ddalgiuyu]

15 July 2016

[@anoniem012]

Financial supporters of Terrorists are also Terrorists brother. They wounded like 2000 civilians.

[@shawneevee7490]

Drew, there’s so much more to this story than you’re presenting. Enes Bey and his entire family are closely associated with a religious movement accused of coordinating the coup he mentions. This matter is very complicated and I think only Turks can really understand it. His citizenship was taken away because he made comments in support of a ‘terrorist movement’. Let’s not oversimplify this. I have experience with the movement he’s affiliated with and I am attest that there is a coordinated effort internationally that makes me very uneasy. In many ways it seems like a cult despite the passive facade it presents. To clarify, I’m not Turkish and I’m Christian. The point I’m trying to make is that this video is very one-aided.

[@amapparatistkwabena]

If they are trying to overthrow Erdogan they are HEROES! There should be a holiday in their honour! Turkey looks more and more like a shitty place due to Erdogan and most Turks have no clue what a joke they've become.

[@justaprankj7339]

@@amapparatistkwabena Then you have absolutely no clue about the past of Turkey...

[@superbere]

Or maybe only Turks are brainwashed enough to listen to your president? I am not well read enough about Enes Kanter to have an opinion about him, but there's a lot of shit going on in your country and in your parliament and "only Turks" are brainwashed enough to listen to propaganda about it.

[@bosisler6304]

I am tired of this people who has no clue what is happening in turkey and middle east.

[@jamesmckenna2007]

boş işler The coup was staged to get rid of political opposition in turkey. Why would an Islamic fundamentalist be pro Judaism as well as multiculturalism. Erdogan staged the coup in order to take our groups that were gaining popularity so he could remains the leader, making him a dictator.

[@leeorsellouk1326]

I personally met Enes Kanter after a Knicks game and he wished me a happy Hannukah. He really is an amazing and inspiring person. My girlfriend also just went live with him on Instagram. If you guys want to watch follow @Emily.Austin

[@peterlamprou7823]

Hop in my car,we are going to find out who asked

[@aloiemate5027]

@@peterlamprou7823 shut up nobody asked for your reply

[@loafofbread3418]

@@aloiemate5027 Nobody asked for your reply

[@r4m1n13]

@@loafofbread3418 no one asked for your reply. This is going to be a long reply section

[@loafofbread3418]

@@r4m1n13 nobody asked for your reply

[@sedatminer4489]

Fethullah Gülen, who coups to the Republic of Turkey in 2016 and killed 350 citizen and Enes Kanter was Supporting Fethullah Gülen, Thats why he excluded from citizenship. You can google Enes Kanter Fethullah Gulen.

[@nekadio1162]

R. Erdogan was supporting Fethullah Gulen too, but oh I forgot he was blind that times so he isn't guilty, right?

[@The-Heart-Will-Testify]

@@nekadio1162 supporting because gulen was a spy pretending to care for the country lol. U are so naive, the plan for gulen was to be friend with ergodan until he takes over with coup...this is not new in turkey.

[@oguz1637]

They do not even talk about Fethullan gulen. Haha funny.

[@kot5105]

Another sheep of erdogan...

[@gadgetbeasts3249]

usa tried to attempt a coup against turkey with the help of gulen and he is a follower of gulen

[@drillculture]

konstantinos papas another sheep of cry baby Greek

[@zepp.5784]

@@drillculture shut up

[@Cosmicmiind]

The moment I saw this video immediately it reminds my Fethullah Gülen and his Gulen movement..i search a few more details and I was absolutely right his connection with Gulen Movement sheltered CIA and USA Govt

[@Sonicboom363]

As a Boston Celtics fan, I really love Enes Kanter's stories and inspiration.

[@y1gq902]

“Dont give comments when you dont know anything about the situation” THATS THE MESSAGE

[@Asiyah2000]

Can you please tell what he did and what is the story

[@appollo2066]

@@Asiyah2000 he helped a terrorist group in turkey who killed countles of inoccent people in turkey and he never mentions it

[@lollol-vg8dk]

"being trapped in a country is hard" Introverts : i see......

[@cozzfr]

i know your comment is supposed to be a joke but imagine if your dream came true and you're in the NBA just to get your opinion taken wrongfully by other people for expressing his mind and his thought on something and imagine getting disowned by your family, that would be devastating for anybody and the last thing is imagine not being able to travel for probably your whole life. He is a millionare he has done a lot of things for his culture and many others but still being hated for good things he did i hope he gets a nationality and fix the problems he had with turkey or sumn thx for reading have a great day.

[@tinytank6642]

@@cozzfr "Joke" yep that's what it is so why right a essay on a joke?

[@king.kthebest6158]

Turkey is a nice country, but the government is absolutely horrible.

[@eros1351]

Dude i am from Greece and you know we are kind of neighbors with turkey so we learn a lot of what's going on first. Poor people they have been sending people from syria and all sorts of countries towards our borders and the people are stuck there now with no way of escaping since we are filled with people there. The people are very nice like you said but the government is terrible.

[@sjnavaid]

One of my favorite players. I missed him with the Knicks, the organization made him leave cause he wanted to win.

[@alipareedanse12]

Or the Knicks were just mad bc they actually had a good player for once (and no, Kevin Knox does not count as good)

[@roofinggod1540]

@@alipareedanse12 ??? You must be 12

[@kyvintalks]

@@alipareedanse12 good player for once? wow, that implies celtics never had a good player bevore. youre actually stupid, never heard of Larry Bird, Bill Russel or John Havlicek? pretty sure youre like 11 or 12, ngl.

[@dorukgenc8648]

Nobody knows fethullah gulen and July 15. This man never speaks truht.

[@efedsnclii]

yeah 👍🏻

[@avivhoitash9582]

I’m a Boston Celtics fan and i was so excited to hear that enes is coming to Boston. I just feel so bad he shouldn’t have to go through this

[@fsleowea680]

If he wasn't apart of the feto group you wouldn't say this

[@ziontours5893]

He's so cheerful even though his situation is terrible -, can't travel anywhere- not to mention the repercussions for his family.

[@MrLercan2000]

Even his father (his own blood) rejected him

[@hussimoosi5756]

Bruh I never knew Mr beast watches drew binsky 😂

[@orange_lilbot2962]

It's a fake MrBeast

[@hussimoosi5756]

@@orange_lilbot2962 you must not get sarcasm?

[@isaachickson7631]

Was it him?

[@hussimoosi5756]

@@isaachickson7631 obviously not, the real beast has a blue tik on his name

[@bogan9396]

@@hussimoosi5756 You played yourself

[@worldtexmexjj82jr]

As of today November 29th 2021, Enes Kanter Freedom will become officially a U.S Citizen

[@JonathanCZ14]

I'm impressed by how Kanter speaks English so well

[@imamonkey1360]

Turks are pretty good English speakers

[@idkmyname7211]

@@imamonkey1360 *Western Turks like the ones in Istanbul and Ismir, Turks in the East don't even know what hello means

[@doratheexplorer8274]

Nobody: No one: Not a single soul: People who doesn't watch basketball after watching this video: Enes is my favourite player

[@sportsnewsstationglobal3674]

Lol i actually watch basketball and i am an Harden fan

[@harrisonhou08]

Luka Gaming I’m lebron boiiiiii

[@omxios4613]

He was my favorite player before this video

[@r4m1n13]

Lol yeah

[@grogthefrog3552]

Sorry but I dont quite into basketball. Sorry.

[@michaelleonardsetyawijaya2311]

I been waiting Drew Binsky to do a collab with Nas daily Official But I guess it will never happen😔

[@bruhgaming6154]

They didn't do a collab yet but as you can see in one of his videos he met Nas

[@rich5839]

I would prefer him alone rather than being with Nas ... Nas' s vidéos differs from these ♥♥ .. I like these better

[@imi_by_me]

@@awezomegamer3583 :)

[@imi_by_me]

I am love both ... Nas & Drew Binsky 's videos..... But when Drew Binsky started increasing the video length , I started skipping little bit n watching .... though the contents are great !!

[@carljohnson4473]

They have one, he appeared in one Video of Nas

[@notgoodtobenotgood6413]

To those seeing this video: Turkey called Kanter a Terrorist bcos he supported the Coup that killed morethan 200 people. He is a follower of Fetullah Gullen who is currently seeking asylum in USA. Kanter is a Gullenist who hated Erdogan. He supported a group who wanted to destabilized a peaceful and progressive country and be like Iraq and Libya. Western countries hated Erdogan bcos he is not a follower/not a puppet. He is the only muslim leader who speaks truth in front of United Nation Convention about Israeli occupation in Palestine and how Israeli deliberately stole piece by piece land of Palestinian. Western media portrays him now as a Bad leader and now accusing other stuffs just to make him bad.. Kanter has been vocal about being anti-gov't not for the sake of Turkish people but bcos of the system that has been built to the brain of Gullenist Movement, and this movement is a cancer to the progress of a country. Turkey requested Gullen to be tried in Turkey but USA is protecting him.

[@a.h.tvideomapping4293]

I’ve just watched a video about Gülen and it’s so disgusting. Man calls himself “an Islamic Cleric” when he tells everyone to abandon religion to focus on the pursuit of power at all costs including killing fellow Turks. I don’t know why drew was supporting him. This is my first video by him where I disliked it.

[@MohammedHaydar7]

i swear I was thinking that he supported the Coup because my friends work in turkey they are not Turkish and they can say anything about Erdogan and nothing would happen

[@maksimlozanoski]

IDK man. For some reason I just can't shake this feeling. He seems kinda suspicious. Always has a smirk and all that. I think Enes is hiding something....

[@bababashqort3598]

You are right, there is one very important thing there. First of all, I am not Turkish and I do not have any close relations to Turkey, but I did some research, and found out he is a member of a religious terroristic organisation. That organisation has many schools, universities and etc. in different countries, which brainwash the people studying in these. I almost applied for a such school, but at last moment I catched something suspicious there. I spoke to someone who studied there, and after listening to him, I realized there's something more behind it... Also, there was a coup in Turkey on 15 July 2016, in result of which around 250 civilians were killed. You can find more and more and more stuff about the coup, just look it up...

[@johnnyf9935]

Enes should get US citizenship and then finally a US passport.

[@timdixon32]

Recycling is Good For The Environment he’s trying

[@Mlridge]

He's trying

[@bosisler6304]

You people thinking without knowing the real truth. Acting like we are something like north korea. Please search,read and know whats happening from the both sıdes.

[@dtboss33jr82]

Enas Kanter: Speaks out Turkish Government: Am I a joke to you???!!

[@thatone1280]

No they just kill him straight away

[@dtboss33jr82]

That one the so called “Republic” of Turkey is more like a police state

[@thatone1280]

@@dtboss33jr82 As someone who has lived in middle east, turkey is by far one of the worst countries there if not worst. They always overlooked but just to give some of what they did. The made 150 thousands innocent doctors students teachers and professors vanish. They are the number one "jailer" of journalists. They are invading two different countries at the moment and they have 600 babies in jail.

[@dtboss33jr82]

That one yeah I see what you’re saying it’s the kind of state that would send you to prison for saying the wrong stuff

[@isaachickson7631]

@@dtboss33jr82 Maybe a state that kills there own minorities

[@Aioloss6006]

Enes in Greece we love you very much come here! You are a star! But its not only this!... You are so wonderful person and also we love the simple people of Turkey!

[@differentnumber3200]

Did not expect to see this collaboration 😂

[@antonwilder4717]

Eyyyy, posting Basketball I see you👀

[@yffarah7231]

Do you like beer

[@worthless_nico]

@@yffarah7231 wtf

[@uriah9645]

Yf Farah wtf

[@antonwilder4717]

Yf Farah corona👀

[@yffarah7231]

@@antonwilder4717your youtube account name is called here for the best so that means you like beer

[@omerturkoglu6615]

Nobody knows about the politics in turkey and says enes is good but believe he isn't.

[@ziontours5893]

Opposition is necessary to keep the rulers in check

[@user-xu6py2nt2k]

I dont care what he supports or what kind of shady shit your government does but i wouldn't label a person bad from what he/she supports but by how the person is.

[@deltoid9]

@@user-xu6py2nt2k he supports terrorists its like Westbrook supporting ISIS

[@livemakenfo]

@@deltoid9 Abbey Saala.... Kya majak

[@ahmedturgut1882]

thank you!

[@emin8932]

@Drew Binsky I am Turkish myself and I got to say that this video was really disappointing to see, especially coming from you Drew, and here is why: You said on numerous occasions that you hate politics but by uploading this video you have actively participated in politics regarding the country of Turkey. I am sure you don’t or didn’t know this, but I still want to point out the imo major mistake in this video regarding Turkish politics. Before giving Enes Kanter a voice on your channel to propagate the situation regarding Turkey, you should’ve done your research first. You should’ve at least been objective by also covering the other side of the story. “He has been branded a terrorist by Turkey” but why though? What is the reason behind this? How do people in Turkey feel about this? Etc. I understand it is an interview, but besides this you should’ve added the other side of the story so the viewer can make up their own opinions based on both sides of the story, or at the very least be made aware that there is another side to this story. It would’ve been the responsible thing to do. Enes Kanter is wanted for being a ‘terrorist’ because he is a member of a cult called ‘FETO’ being led by Fethullah Gulen, not only did he admit to this but he is also actively propagating according to this organization's interests. Yes, even in this video he is subtly giving a skewed view of Turkey which affects the viewers' opinions both consciously and subconsciously. Being a simpatizer alone doesn’t qualify for being wanted or prosecuted in Turkey, there are many FETO simpatizers that haven’t been prosecuted because they weren’t active. These people have to actively be involved with FETO for the Turkish state to look for prosecution. In the case of Kanter it is propaganda. Propaganda is not something to be underestimated by the way, terrorist attacks are actually means to further propaganda, not the other way around. If they have an active and powerful way to propagate without having to resort to terror attacks actually shows how much more powerful they are compared to a terror group like ISIS. The group FETO had been infiltrating every part of Turkish society, military and politics for 30 to 40 years. They even had their own tv channels, newspapers and other media and even a bank. That's how organized they were. At first they were working together with Erdogan’s government, but eventually in 2012, the government was looking for a couple of reforms in the education system. This did not go well for the FETO group, because they were really well organized and there were these education centers outside of official schools that prepared students for acceptance tests into universities and other various types of official schools. In order for students to save money, the government looked to give these services within the official government schools. This was their main way to manipulate and recruit new members to their organization, and this had been very effective for 4 decades. They were not about to lose this strategic asset, so they started an offensive. What Enes refers to regarding the corruption scandal in 2013 is called ‘17 - 25 aralik’. There were a few recordings of Erdogan and some politicians being involved in corruption. However after technical analysis it was clear that the recordings as well as the rest of the evidence was fake. It was all a ploy to oust Erdogan’s government. They were basically trying to repeat what they did a couple of years ago in the form of ‘Ergenekon’ and ‘Balyoz’ trials, in which many people including journalists, politicians and military personnel were jailed even though they were innocent. They were found guilty in court through fake evidence as well as judges being part of the FETO group. The goal behind these trials was to oust people from important places so FETO could place their own agents in high places, and sadly it worked. They are a clandestine group working behind closed doors and they became so powerful that they almost took over the whole country. This is not just terrorism, this goes way beyond terrorism. Terrorist groups like ISIS and others around the world couldn’t even dream of achieving one ten’th of what FETO was able to achieve. Sure ISIS was able to seize territory but it was clear from the start that it wouldn’t last. FETO on the other hand was looking to take of a whole country. Thankfully my country got saved from the brim. The state started ousting FETO members from important institutions starting in 2014 (iirc), eventually FETO started losing so much power that they decided to go for a Kamikaze style everything or nothing attempt, which resulted in the failed coup d’etat of June 15’th 2016. In which we lost 251 of our citizens and 2196 of our citizens were injured. The FETO aligned junta even had the audacity to bomb our parliament building, which is something that doesn’t happen even during a full war between countries. After this event, even more FETO members were exposed and they were either put to jail if they were involved in a specific crime, or ousted for being a member. In Turkey FETO is unanimously being described as a terrorist organization, whether they are pro- or anti-Erdogan, somethings just transcends ideologies and partisanship. Regarding Enes Kanter, it is extremely sad to see Kanter like this. I would’ve loved to have yet another successful NBA player representing my country, playing for the national team. I want to like the man and support him but I can’t do that in good conscience, especially when taking his support for FETO into account. Not only does he support them but he actively propagates for them sadly. Fethullah Gulen, the leader of FETO is regarded the same way a terrorist in Turkey, like Bin Laden was regarded a terrorist in the USA. And Enes Kanter actively supports and follows Gulen. Imagine a big name in the US that supports Bin Laden like he does Gulen, how would the people react to that? The fact that Enes Kanter got facetime in mainstream media does not give him any credibility either. Mainstream media and media in general nothing but a mere propaganda outlet. “If you don’t follow the news you are ill informed, if you do follow the news you're mis-informed”, it is a lose-lose situation unless you fact check everything you hear. ‘News’ in which we are experiencing it today is unfortunately an ‘Orwellian’ notion in this case. This becomes evident in the major contrasts between Fox news and CNN regarding US domestic politics. News regarding foreign policy is no different, even though both Fox and CNN may be reporthing it the same way, there is always another side to the story. This has become especially evident regarding the event in Venezuela in recent years. It is all about “Manufacturing consent” (look up this term) and in this case Enes Kanter is being used to portray Turkey or the leadership of Turkey in a certain (negative in this case) light.

[@cube8039]

This is great but really no one talks 'bout politics on YT.

[@glassestarzan8702]

Enes Kanter has opposed Erdogan and talked about the Armenian genocide being true but is unashamed of being a Turk and as an Armenian I respect him so much for his courage and self-respect. It is not easy to stand alone, but no one is ever truly alone. God is good.

[@daxc9332]

He's also such a good person and player. He can rebound line hell

[@emirozdemir1905]

* just searched from internet what happened in Turkey 2016 July 15 and you all see the truths 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@lalodo6837]

Yes

[@pirocanac9906]

That was a coup'd'teat against the corrupt president. Im happy this happend, but Enes did not support the coup, so what is your point exactly?

[@nihatefecan4929]

Bro, really open ur eyes, HOW CAN A COUP HAPPEN IN A COUNTRY WITH 80 MILLION USING 2 TANKS AND A COUPLE SOLDIERS, ALL THE PEOPLE KILLED WERE KILLED BY GOVERNMENT, expalin why did Turkish governemnt refuse to şnvestigste this situtation?

[@themakhnovian2672]

@@nihatefecan4929 for their fucking castle to waste more money. For their blindfolded followers to believe them more because they have put down a coup d'etat. That is the answer my friend.

[@nihatefecan4929]

TurkishHussar knk ama ben küfür etmedim sende etme, iki medeni insan gibi konuşalım, erdoğan cemaati kullanarak başkan oldu, işi bitti, onlardan kurtulamk için kendi bir darbe düzenledi, siz korkaklar sadece gördüüğünze inanıyorsanız, biraz araştırın

[@Ringo242]

He lies

[@Ringo242]

@@enniopaone There were terror schools in turkey organised by terrorists called "fetö" in those schools pedophilia was a common thing and main concern about those schools was raising a islamic non-secular youth and brain washing. so goverement banned schools. but fetö finances this basketballer and hes from those schools i mean hes brainwashed

[@hotpoteita245]

Ennio Paone ironic a racist says that.

[@mattvl6023]

ahaha you want to tell us that your dictator.does not promote an islamic not secular society , quite funny and dangerous at the same time

[@mattvl6023]

@Mazalicious which is my language ? tell me , you have NO arguments unfortunately

[@nicklas5036]

It's really genius to make stories talking with them over the computer, while you can't go anywhere. Amazing stuff Drew!

[@norahbain2867]

Thank you for doing this story. Inspirational and touching

[@midarii4726]

omg I met Enes when he came to my school (which is in a Mousqe) :)

[@borabulan435]

His godfather tried a coup in Turkey and you guys are just demonstrating him as an innocent person who got rejected by his own country ? wow damn its pretty ignorant man he rejected his own people's rights you should talk about that first

[@yigitahmetkara8050]

He and his extreme-religious friends tried to do a coup here in Turkey, thats why

[@demharakak690]

Bro they do shirk They worship Gulen

[@aysenur6761]

They are not extremely religious, following a fake sheikh for political movement is not religiosity.

[@yigitahmetkara8050]

@@aysenur6761 Their leader is a Religious leader Who does propagandas. They are extreme-religious.

[@kanka24]

I don't support turkish government at all however I feel like erdogan is like trump, whatever he does should be wrong. Same obsession with trump in the US. Enes is a supporter of Gulen organization that tried a coup in Turkey. Because Enes so openly tweets and supports Gulen regime , he is in wanted list in Turkey. Such a one sided story, never asked why he is wanted

[@frankozrin5611]

Everyone is wanted who criticises Erdogan, please

[@emircankahraman2811]

He supported the coup attemp on Turkey directly, he deserved this result after he did

[@rickycoker5830]

One man's attempt to free his peoples from a despot is another man's coup. Only difference is point of view.

[@tortalong7074]

Why there is a coup in the first place

[@a.h.tvideomapping4293]

ricky coker I don’t think killing innocent civilians is “another point of view”

[@zarisv1]

It hurts when you family says "We're disowning you"

[@roughysk9851]

Enes wanted that for the common good

[@MrMLGCOD]

Harry A dude you are missing the point lol. He is speaking against the corrupted leaders of Turkey. He didn’t belittle Turkey lol he was fighting for its freedom. It’s all good moron I gotchu 😂😂

[@balporsugu2.0]

@@MrMLGCOD he is speaking about erdogan but at the same time he is blindly follower of islamic cleric fethullah gulen. His organization was against freedom they jailed many people from opposition when they were on power. They are like legal version of isis.

[@connorladd2201]

My grandfather was born a stateless citizen which is pretty rare, but he was able to get US citizenship after he got here

[@_MrMoney]

Nah, he just changed his nationality setting to "Parts Unknown"

[@Random-yd9zr]

Him: I wish i could go to other places rather than being stuck in USA North koreans: This man is crazy we wish we could go to America

[@aadanaadan9109]

Also Drew have to interview Turkish officials , coz we cant aside with him without listening to the other part. And by the way I aint Turkish or even close to them , but am sure every country would've reacted the same.

[@garrett8649]

Not true at all, in the US Trump threatens anyone who calls him a traitor but he cannot jail them, shut down their businesses

[@DD-bv9jl]

He is literally a part of a overly religious terrorist/social organisation who tried to change Turkey to a religious teocracy(sharia) by making a military coup to overthrow rhe government and to kill alot of innocent people Enes isn't a hero no shit he deserves to be put in a prison

[@jamesmckenna2007]

D Dl why would an Islamic religious group promote multiculturalism and Judaism? Those are idiotic claims by Erdogan’s officials who are training to cover for their unlawful imprisonment of political opposition without getting in shit with the U.N.

[@jamesmckenna2007]

D Dl if there had been a true coup d’état, Erdogan should have called for U.N. intervention seeing as his nation is a member of nato and considered to be a respected member of the U.N. The coup was staged and Erdogan did this in order to eliminate political opposition. He’s a dictator.

[@jamesmckenna2007]

D Dl The entirety of the west knows the coup was staged, but they don’t say anything because they don’t want WW3

[@2kbzrecords]

also, with the 3rd pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, The Utah Jazz Select, Enes Kanter from Turkey, he played really good these times and was really good,

[@jackburns1939]

One question, Drew? How do you manage to find Locals in every country you visit? 🤔

[@jackburns1939]

Someone reply those who know the process

[@zrzrzrzrz]

haha replied ur own comment?

[@karloperhat1164]

Social media for example Instagram

[@jackburns1939]

@@karloperhat1164 Thanks a lot. His amazing interaction with the locals is what I like about his travel videos..

[@jackburns1939]

@@zrzrzrzrz Lol, sometimes we ourselves should advertise what we want. Az this kick starts the start we wanted.

[@Dxnz]

I’m Turkish too he’s a good basketball player

[@Ringo242]

evet

[@jamalfaras5063]

He is good player, but he supported opposition party against erdogan

[@pirocanac9906]

@@jamalfaras5063 That aint bad

[@nihatefecan4929]

Ayn

[@tree3y763]

Jamal Faras good Erdogan is a jerk

[@waqasnisar9780]

He is supposed to get USA citizenship in 2021 i think

[@thatone1280]

I mean that doesn't make it much better when his family are still stuck

[@TheRedpanda18]

That one when he is u.s citizen he can apply for his family or to come at the or at the very least get them a refugees visa

[@thatone1280]

@@TheRedpanda18 I don't think they can leave the country. If they could they would have left for any European or Canada. It's not like they have jobs back in Turkey

[@mysteriousjz]

No, ridiculous system doesn't allow even legalization for those who have even lived all their lives, several decades.

[@adambiri4619]

@@thatone1280 actually Enes kanter's father is physiology professor in my University.he had been held from his job for about 2 years but he got it back.but he had to declare disowning of his son in order to get his job back.

[@SuperPrem]

I don't follow basketball but now if any of my basketball loving friends ask me who my favorite player is, I'll say Enes Kanter

[@mr.stealyourgirl4910]

I didn't know he's awesome. I love this guy now. And you are welcome here in America, just stay here

[@MrLercan2000]

Such an innocent soul... Oh my heart melted... Traıtors are not welcome İn Turkey

[@victoriawhite9441]

I met him once when he gave a speech at the Massachusetts state senate when I was there and his story is incredible and his love for his family is amazing

[@sightzwhiz2648]

Enes was caught traveling... by the referee while trying to make a lay-up :-)

[@arthurragan1332]

Did he say Jewish people are "struggling " in America? Wow, that's a new one🤔

[@bichokapo7189]

2,100 hate crimes against jews reported in the USA only in 2019.....

[@ninamer95]

I don’t know about what happened in Turkey nor to him in details, but his words seemed wise and he seems like a bright man. To call him a terrorist though is a very difficult thing to handle, and to be separated from his family is not an easy thing. If he’s right then I hope his situation will get better soon enough. I love how he speaks so well of Islam and when he talks about how he gives importance to being a kind person and a good human being. Good video 🙏🏼

[@Artificialintelligence-xd8pb]

We have the same case in Kenya of a man called Miguna Migunahe is banned from entering Kenya

[@bryx170]

And now, he's a US citizen.

[@prajwaljirali5642]

World would be so beautiful without politics ❤️❣️

[@alastairwood7277]

This is a collab low key wanted to see for long time. Amazing story

[@furkanozdemir3303]

Nasılda kendisini saf gibi gösteriyo 😂😂😂

[@omercankaya315]

Furkan Özdemir bu aptallar da kanıyo

[@wirsindkral3948]

Olay ne ? Kim bu adam ?

[@kimamira7179]

Çünkü pislik adam

[@emrefifty5281]

Ülkücü Ocağı Fetocu lan bu

[@hakankaya3396]

Fetö'nün ne kadar tehlikeli bir örgüt olduğunu, hâlâ bir umutla tüm imkanlarını nasıl seferber ettiklerini görmemiz için çarpıcı bir video. Mesele siyasetten çok öte. Şu an bu fetöcülerle mücadeleye destek vermemiz lazım. Adamların eli kolu heryere uzanıyor. Babam bu şerefsizler yüzünden 2012'de ordudan atıldı. Gata'daki fetöcü doktorlar sahte bir raporla kalp zarında sıkıntı olduğu yönünde rapor düzenlediler. O heyetten bir kısmı bu şerefsiz gibi kaçak, bir kısmı içeride, bazıları da itirafçı olmuş. Bu arada iki sene önce babam çok şükür ki orduya tekrar alındı ancak kendi isteği ile emekliye ayrıldı. Emeklilik tazminatını da almadı. Çünkü şu an özel bir üniversitede öğretim üyeliği yapıyor. Bu şerefsizlerden dolayı vatandaşın vergisine tenezzül etmem dedi. Fetöye geçmişte de fetö dedik diyenler bugün sanki bu cümle tek başına yeterliymiş gibi fetöcülerin algılarına kanıp devletini kötülüyorlar. Siyasetçiler gelir geçer ancak bu orospu çocukları kim olursa olsun bir fırsatını bulup yeniden devlete sızma peşindeler.

[@roiyc781]

All I've got to say is WOW. Enes, you really did inspire me. I'm an Israeli Jew, and I wanna say to every person out there - LOVE AND PEACE❤

[@Matt-xt4rp]

It's just so sad that he's not playing for his Country. Larkin, Korkmaz, Osman, Ilyasova, Kanter is a lit lineup.

[@user-qk9lr8ti1x]

Boston is my favorite NBA team. When I saw the notification about this video, I clicked without even thinking. Greetings from Greece, Enes and Drew!

[@pieman8937]

Can you do South Korea and Japan Similarities and Differences

[@thehighlightlife9285]

Piemansnapping101 South Koreans hate Japan

[@timdixon32]

Piemansnapping101 yeah Koreans (both) and Chinese don’t like Japan too much. Tried to wipe out our culture.

[@pieman8937]

The Highlight Life Drew Binsky made a video on India and Pakistan and does India hate Pakistan?

[@localextremist2839]

@@pieman8937 they do.

[@lolalumikola]

I think almost every country is Drew's one of his favourite places in the world :D

[@nhatky92105]

Banning him from his own country basically proves that he is right

[@EmyLaGargola]

He’s the first athlete to become the WWE 24/7 champion.

[@ahmetselim2164]

Literally this guy alone has a greater vision than most of the Turkish society I have grown up in and I don’t understand why an idiot(Turkish President) would do this kind of thing after throwing the whole country in to a pit full of shit. Don’t get me wrong I am not an outsider speaking about this I was also forced to leave Turkey as Enes. I am currently living in Germany where they treat you like a human being and respect you rather than closing your schools and putting your father in a jail.

[@ertanfisek8131]

ahmet selim koklukaya 👏👏👏👏👏

[@Cosmicmiind]

Drew mate till now I was really admire of your authenticity and unbiased work but this one really disappointed me and others .. i wonder how much you got paid for this propaganda video.. younhave failed to mention even for a single time about Fethullah Gülen or his Gulen movement.... your channel primarily on travel and culture etc not a news channel or political channel.. i really wish you reflect on your action and stay out of this kinda deep political matters...many.thanks looking forward to see many more good travel videos not political thanks .. !!

[@vincentchauvet6654]

'stay out of this kinda deep political matters' whilst offering no defense against a literal corrupt dictator. If Kanter was distinctly in support of a specific dissenting figure your point would be worthwhile but its not like Kanter is rlly spewing any direct 'propoganda' here, he is literally just factually recounting Erdogan's actions. Besides, the notion that people should 'stick to sports' or 'stick to travel videos' is pure stupidity- every single human being has the right to engage in political discourse.

[@emin8932]

@@vincentchauvet6654 How do you know what Enes has said has been factual? And yes, even in this video he is spewing 'propaganda' it is very subtle but puts Turkey in a certian light and he is playing the victim role on top of that. He has openly supported and propagated for Fethullah Gulen, who is considered to be in the same lime light as Bin Laden for Turkish people. Giving Kanter a platform without offering at the very least the other side of the story is disappointing to say the least. Other than that, you for instance think that Erdogan is a "literal corrupt dictator" just goes to show how effective this propaganda can be (it is not just Kanter by the way, coupled with other news accumulates towards this opinion). I mean if Erdogan is such dictator then why does he keep getting reelected? In the case of Turkey at least, contrary to popular belief more than half of the media is anti-Erdogan. Google's top search results come up with media being known for being anti-Erdogan. But despite this, he keeps getting re-elected. And no, I am not tryign to defend Erdogan here either and I don't agree with his rhetoric or some of his policies. But that doesn't mean that he can be labeled as a dictator. Many of Turkey's reforms for instance was under his government and has promised more to come. I am not trying to attack you or put you on the spot by the way so please don't be offended. It is just how "news" works. News isn't about news, like they want to have us believe, it is about 'manufactering consent' (look up this term). Otherwise there are many actual dictators but they rarely get portrayed as dictators in the media simply because he is "our dictator" and falls in line with "our interests" and it is in our "best interest" to keep him in where he is. For instance EU media is putting Trump, sometimes subtle sometimes not so suble, in a negative light. Because Trump and his policies isn't in the best interest of EU. Same goes for other world leaders.

[@toprakefekalemci421]

@@emin8932 HE SUPPORTS HİM

[@LongPham-ep2qf]

wow very powerful messages Drew! I cry when I hear his story. He is truly an inspirational speaker. Respect!!!!!!

[@BetulKaplan]

great interview!

[@stimulatedstats7353]

exactly

[@ishaan7224]

I love watching this guy play ball, one of my favorite players to watch and that's coming from a warriors fan

[@KhanLikeNo0ther]

He Has Now A Country Called America The Most Blessed And Beautifull On Entire Earth

[@jureklemencic7316]

either drew didn't do his research here or he's being willfully ignorant about a lot of aspects of enes kanter's past. kinda cringe ngl

[@ysfhero]

Conspiracy thearies have eaten you whole. I dont blame you if you consume turkish media. The entire industry in Turkey is a conspiracy producing machine. Fear mongering is all they do. And blame innocent people. If turkey did not have anything to hide, they wouldn’t go as far as to take his dad as hostage and make his siblings pay. What kind of justice is that???

[@jureklemencic7316]

@@ysfhero erdogan = bad; gulen = also bad

[@ysfhero]

@@jureklemencic7316 Gulen and erdogan are not comparable. One is a politician and the other has no political motivations. If Gulen had politics in mind, he would not pursue it in his 80s with multiple illnesses, he would have pursued it earlier in life. He is innocent of all the accusations made against him. He has been preaching education and interfaith dialogue for decades, and acting accordingly.

[@jureklemencic7316]

@@ysfhero yikes

[@iicomrade6083]

Your cringe, why are you insulting Drew’s Videos

[@love_your_mountain]

After his retirement I think the Indian Govt should give him a citizenship ..he can help us in Basketball ..hahaha

[@abubakeraftabahmedkhan1435]

Seriously ....an anti Muslim government will never give a citizenship to a Muslim it'll totally goes against CAA

[@mamoonmir8559]

@@abubakeraftabahmedkhan1435 exactly they will call him pakistani and tell him to go back to pakistan or worse kill him in a communal riot

[@bhaskarmukherjee9138]

@@mamoonmir8559 government will change in upcoming years

[@mamoonmir8559]

@@bhaskarmukherjee9138 only if the people shift from fanatics to developement oriented the future is bright for india

[@bhaskarmukherjee9138]

@@mamoonmir8559yes bro and it will take some time.

[@Meinj-sx9xo]

Amazing video, truly inspirational.

[@chrisgibson4260]

I wanna say something this is a great example of 2 people Muslim and Jewish using their popularity to show yes, we don't have to dislike one another we are different but we can come together for the good. Love your videos Drew all the best

[@lillyie]

i like how there are actual Turkish people claiming he's spreading propaganda. they are like mainland chinese on a hong kong/taiwan video

[@timurbarlas1144]

Drew İ’m very disappointed! How could you speak to a terror supporter 🤦‍♂️

[@timurbarlas1144]

@Caner olabilir, o videoyu kuzey Irak’ta çekmişti. Orası zaten kürtlerin özerk bölgesi. Oradakiler terörist olmayabilir, ama Enes kesin olarak bir terörist...

[@guitarguy7847]

Enes seems great. Leave and love to both of you! 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇹🇷

[@a.h.tvideomapping4293]

Just Search “July 15th 2016, Turkey” and that’s what Enes supported

[@Othmane131]

Turkey is such a beautiful and amazing country with impressive culture and history, great food, the people are nice etc .. but the government, man that's a whole different story. 😕

[@marioshadjimichael9517]

Yeah also his country holds my country and my house since 1974... So before I feel sorry for him and it's good to return back my house to me

[@alexmanolas1846]

Σωστος ρε φιλε σωστος.

[@theshakefakesquad9387]

I met him at icbc in Austin Texas. Thanks for the selfie Enes!

[@ThinkAboutVic]

Let me address the situation with him. Here are some things that O need to explain first: 1-What is FETÖ? FETÖ is short for "The Fettullah Gülen follower Terrorist Group". 1a-Who is Fettullah Gülen? He's someone that tried to use Islam to take over Turkey (and he was damn close). The way he did this was that he tricked people into believing he was above everyone, a Prophet of sorts. (Back to 1) The followers of this dude nowadays are usually terrorist groups, and that's why it's called that. OK, time to start explaining the situation. On the 15th of July 2016, FETÖ tried to take over the Turkish government öne last time and failed. In their attempt, hundreds of people died and thousands were injured. Enes Kanter said that he was a follower of FETÖ, therefore being a terrorist. I kinda feel bad for him, seeing how he blindly follows FETÖ. People are in a Limbo state in Turkey right now, because all the political parties are bad and this can lead to people blindly following FETÖ and I believe that that's what Enes Kanter was a victim of.

[@mrbullet3884]

Yeah political parties in turkey like chp and opposition are really bad...they are blaming akp and rte even for global pandemy, they are really loosers...

[@egey2381]

@@mrbullet3884 You are really stupid too CHP is good btw they follow Ataturks way (btw I hate Feto and erdogan)

[@adreot]

They are only called terrorists because of erdogan. But they aren't.

[@balporsugu2.0]

@@adreot not because of erdogan i don't like erdogan too i support opposition but the guy is member of very dangerous islamic cult they know how to act innocent front of people but they work for their own agenda. Because they are rised like that from childhood they call it "tedbir"

[@snicketysnickets]

This guy is awesome. All good people should stand with him against the corruption of Turkish regime.

[@mehmetaliveli6711]

You gotta be kidding me Drew... If somebody is trying to overthrow the government by force of arms in your country besides these same guys are attacking your citizen by warplane, what do we call these people instead of terrorist ? Before you say 'so stupid' you should do some research man.we do not judge anyone for their opinions. You may not like the government, you can criticize whenever you want but you can not overthrow the government by army. If you support the people who are killing your 250 citizen, you are partnering their crimes and we have the right to define these assholes as a traitor or terrorist.

[@stacycamacho59]

He is so tall and beautiful... I hope everything works out for him!!!!! 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

[@a.h.tvideomapping4293]

Tomris Hatun America has been supporting Terrorists since the 20th century. It’s nothing new unfortunately

[@HQ93]

Yet another great video Drew 👏🏼

[@giovannifergocci7739]

I’m Turkish and this thing is common for people who talk back to the president. A lot of people get put in jail. The president closed so many of the best schools in Turkey then they opened only religious schools.

[@macart5429]

I support Enes. He had no reason to be called a terrorist by the Turkish government. He plays basketball.