'Memo' Okur snubs Turkish EU minister, saying he would only go to Gezi Park

ISTANBUL

Mehmet Okur had also participated in a solidarity demonstration in Los Angeles for the protesters struggling to keep the trees in Gezi Park untouched by a demolition plan. DHA photo

One of Turkey's most successful basketball players, the recently retired Mehmet Okur, rejected an invitation from the Turkish EU minister publicly on June 6, saying the only place that he wanted to be was Istanbul's Taksim Gezi Park, which has become the center of the protests in Turkey.

The former NBA all-star was invited by Egemen Bağış to the Sports Business Summit on June 10. However 'Memo' let the entire social media community know with a message via Twitter that he would not attend the meeting. "Dear @EgemenBagis thank you for the invitation, but the only place where I want to be is TAKSİM," Okur wrote.

Okur had also participated in a solidarity demonstration in Los Angeles for the protesters struggling to keep the trees in Gezi Park untouched by a demolition plan.