Turkish stand-up comedian Deniz Goktas was detained on Thursday on his return from abroad to Istanbul International Airport.
Goktas was taken into custody on arrival.
What appears to have led to Goktas' detention?
The news follows days after a video Goktas shared online gathered traction in Turkey.
"My favorite joke, for some reason, hasn't been shared much," he wrote as a caption for the roughly 3-minute clip shared on X on June 30. That garnered more than 6 million views in under 72 hours, while his full 90-minute set on YouTube had more than 8.5 million views on YouTube as of Thursday afternoon.
