Former NBA star Hidayet Turkoglu has denied media reports that he is stepping down as the head of the Turkish Basketball Federation and was fired from his job as an adviser to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for refusing to move his fortune from the United States to Turkey.
Turkoglu responded to the claims via Twitter, saying he would continue in his twin roles as a chief adviser to Erdogan — one he was exercising “with great pride” — and as federation head. Turkoglu blamed the rumors on putative rivals seeking to dethrone him in upcoming federation elections.