PodcastTurkish boxer receives death threat 'from Erdoğan supporters' in Germany
Turkish boxer Ünsal Arık received a death threat on the phone in Germany, where he lives, just over a week after he found a single bullet on his windshield. A staunch opponent of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the boxer thinks the threats are from supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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Turkish boxer Ünsal Arık received a death threat on the phone, he said on Aug. 25, just a week after he found a single bullet in an envelope on his windshield in Germany, where he lives.
"Please read, friends, for I'm anxious," Arık said. "You found my phone number too, we just spoke [on the phone] and I got your threat."
okuyun arkadaşlar çünkü tedirginim. Evimin önünde kurşun bıraktığınız mesajı aldık telefon numaramı da bulmuşunuz şimdi konuştuk tehtidi aldık ve ben Ünsal Arık yarın bir gün Öldürülürsem bilinki bunu tayyipçiler yaptı çünkü arayan kişi belli Alahın emriymiş dinsizler öldürmek
— Ünsal Arık (@UensalArik) August 25, 2020
The former European champion has been known for his staunch opposition to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
"If I'm killed one day, know that it was Tayyip supporters because the caller was clear, it's God's orders to kill the faithless," the boxer added.
President Erdoğan once filed a lawsuit against the boxer for insulting him.
Turkish boxer Ünsal Arık receives death threat in Germany