Archbishop of Athens and all Greece Jerome Turkish professional basketball player visited Enes Kanterwho stands out in the NBA.

What does Greece look like for him, Archbishop Enes Kanter asked, who replied that he had visited our country many times, that he felt that “We are a family”.

He also stressed that he cannot understand why there is conflict between the two countriesGreece and Turkey, so far we have a lot in common.

His Beatitude noted that peoples are loved and that conflicts concern only faces. “Let’s hope that God will enlighten all the rulers in Turkey, and in Greece, and even in America, that there will be a spirit of love and unity,” he added.

Then Enes Kanter asked to know the opinion of the archbishop on this matter. refugee question, and His Beatitude replied that he would rather show him what is being done in practice with sissits and love parcels that are sent to thousands of people every day.

The basketball player said he was impressed by the charitable and social work of the church.

He pointed out, in fact, that Turks who leave because of the regime of the Erdogan government and come to Greece they feel the mercy of the Greeks more than their countrymen.

At another point, he told the archbishop that he had read and was impressed by his work, and added, “Everyone is praying for you and your health.”

When asked by a journalist, Enes Kanter replied: “Unfortunately, there are conflicts between Greece and Turkey for political reasons, but I want to say that Erdogan does not represent the Turkish people“.

He also added that Erdogan hates the Greeks and wants war. Because it’s before the elections in Turkey, he wants to create a big mess between Greece and Turkey.

He also called unacceptable what is happening in the Eastern Mediterranean, which is engaged in illegal oil exploration and wants to take over Cyprus and Greece.

In fact, he repeated that Erdogan does not represent the Turkish people and that many people love the Greeks, Greek culture, their religion and respect it very much, but “Foreign and domestic policies are unacceptable, and I condemn them.”

In another question, he stressed that he wanted to continue the conversation about human rights.

“I don’t care what party a person represents, I need to take care of human rights, which, unfortunately, we don’t have in Turkey, there is no democracy, freedom of speech, religion, self-expression, only protest. Turkey could become a bridge between Islam and the West, but because of Erdogan this is not possible, and I hope that the Turkish people will see this,” he concluded.