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Former New York Knick Enes Kanter on Tuesday tweeted out a video highlighting Turkish President Recep Erdogan’s campaign of harassment against him and his family — and included a New York Post front page with the headline “Knick vs. Dictator.”

Kanter, who now plays for the Boston Celtics, has an outstanding arrest warrant issued by Turkish authorities over his criticism of the Turkish strongman.

“I have a voice, I have a very strong voice,” Kanter said in the video, posted by NowThis News, a progressive, social media-focused, news organization.

The Turkish national said his parents in Turkey have been targeted by Erdogan’s goons and supporters.

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“My dad can’t even go grocery shopping because last time, they spit in his face,” he said, adding that his mother had also been harassed.

Of Erdogan, he said: “He is a bad, bad man, he is a dictator and he is the Hitler of our century.”

His father was also indicted in Turkey for allegedly being a member of a terrorist group, a claim Kanter called bogus.

But he said he would continue to speak out about the Turkish government.

“All I can do now is pray for my country,” he concluded in the 5-minute video

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