Enes Kanter Freedom is drawing 394x more Wikipedia traffic than normal

What this article is

Enes Kanter Freedom is a Turkish and American former professional basketball player and human rights activist who played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Switzerland to Kurdish parents, he was raised in Turkey and moved to the United States as a teenager. Freedom was selected as the third overall pick of the 2011 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz, and primarily played the center position. He is known for his "freedom shoes" and outspoken criticism of human rights abuses in China, particularly the treatment of Uyghurs and the use of forced labor. He has become a prominent voice for the oppressed in various countries, including Turkey, China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela and throughout the Middle East. He also appeared briefly in WWE and is a former WWE 24/7 Champion.

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Where editors were working

Wikipedia editors made 12 edits to this article on 2026-08-08, concentrated in these sections. This is evidence about the surge, not an explanation of it.

• Turkey
• Women's Basketball

How this was measured

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