11/22/19 - Sen. Wicker posted the following to Facebook: "This week I spoke with Enes Kanter of the Boston Celtics about the Senate’s efforts to curb human rights abuses and politically-motivated attacks in Turkey. Several pending proposals, including my #TRAPact, would help protect independent voices from abuse both at home and abroad. I appreciate Enes Kanter for using his platform to highlight human rights abuses in Turkey and encourage policy changes that would protect innocent victims from repression." View the Facebook post here.

11/19/19 - Sen. Wicker tweeted "I appreciate @EnesKanter for using his platform to highlight human rights abuses in Turkey and encourage policy changes that would protect innocent victims from repression." View the tweet here.

11/14/19 - Sen. Wicker tweeted "Thanks for the support, @EnesKanter. INTERPOL should not be used as a tool of oppression by autocrats like Erdogan." View the tweet here.

10/10/19 - Sen. Wicker posted the following to Facebook: "Kurdish troops bravely fought alongside Americans and our other allies to defeat the ISIS caliphate. We should continue to stand by our Kurdish friends and oppose Turkey’s invasion. My full statement on the recent developments in northern Syria ?" View the Facebook post here.

06/25/19 - Sen. Wicker tweeted "This week’s elections in Turkey should send a clear message to President Erdogan that his provocative behavior has consequences, both at home and abroad." View the tweet here.

06/25/19 - Sen. Wicker tweeted "I welcome the release of Mete Canturk. Now Erdogan should end all political prosecutions, including those of U.S. Consulate employees, journalists, & civil society actors. Hostage taking is not a pathway to diplomacy & the human rights of all Turkish citizens should be protected." View the tweet here.

04/10/19 - Sen. Wicker tweeted "Turkish President Erdogan has continued his campaign of politically motivated detentions against American citizens and U.S. employees. Their wrongful imprisonment on baseless charges cannot stand." View the tweet here.

10/12/18 - Sen. Wicker tweeted "While this is a positive step by the Government of Turkey, I again urge the administration not to lift the Global Magnitsky sanctions currently in place on Turkish officials involved in the ongoing, unjust detention of American citizens and consulate employees." View the tweet here.