Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTurkish comedian Deniz Goktas has been jailed pending trial on charges of insulting President Tayyip Erdogan and religious values, following an investigation into remarks made during a stand-up performance. Goktas was detained at Istanbul Airport upon his return to Turkey on Thursday, after prosecutors initiated an inquiry into content he shared on social media. The investigation focuses on allegations that Goktas insulted religious values during a stand-up show in Istanbul on June 1, where he made references to President Erdogan, the Koran, and jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. The comedian's performance rapidly went viral online, garnering over nine million views on YouTube and spreading extensively across platforms like X and Instagram. In his statement to police, Goktas denied the charges, stating his jokes were not an insult to religious values or the Koran, and clarified that his description of Erdogan as a 'dictator' was a political definition. In fullTurkish court jails comedian for routine ‘insulting Erdogan’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş was detained at the airport on July 2 upon returning from a vacation abroad, as part of an investigation launched over his remarks in his latest…

Turkish authorities have detained comedian Deniz Goktas whose stand-up routine drew complaints that it insulted religious values after it was widely viewed online.

Turkish stand-up comedian Deniz Goktas was detained on his return to Turkey, days after a video he posted online gained traction. The clip included references to President Recep…

Seit Langem hat es kein türkischer Comedian mehr gewagt, den Präsidenten derart offen zu kritisieren. Nun wurde Deniz Göktaş festgenommen.

En populär turkisk komiker har gripits i Turkiet, anklagad för att ha kränkt islam.

Turkish authorities on Thursday detained a comedian whose stand-up routine drew complaints that it insulted religious values after it was widely viewed online.

Giovedì la polizia ha fermato Deniz Göktaş, uno dei più famosi stand-up comedian turchi, all’aeroporto di Istanbul. Göktaş è accusato di avere insultato pubblicamente i valori…

Comedian Deniz Goktas’ arrest comes as Ankara intensifies prosecutions against opposition figures, journalists, artists and critics ahead of a major NATO summit.

De komiek werd vandaag op het vliegveld van Istanbul opgepakt nadat hij was teruggekeerd van een vakantie.

Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş was arrested at Istanbul Airport on Thursday following a stand-up show posted to YouTube. The 32-year-old faces multiple probes, including "publicly…

Il comico turco Deniz Göktaş è stato arrestato giovedì all’aeroporto di Istanbul dopo la pubblicazione su YouTube di un suo spettacolo di stand-up. Il 32enne è indagato per aver…

Turkije: Deniz Göktaş is met zijn voorstelling ‘Ölü Deniz’ (Dode Zee) razendpopulair in Turkije. In zijn show, die online staat, maakt de stand-upcomedian ook harde politieke…

El arresto de Deniz Goktas se produce en un momento en el que el Gobierno de Turquía ha intensificado la represión contra la crítica

Turkish comedian Deniz Goktas was detained at Istanbul Airport after accusations of insulting Islam and President Erdogan during a stand-up show, sparking legal investigations.

Deniz Goktas appeared in court on Friday after show containing jokes on Quran and Turkish politicians went viral

Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş was jailed pending trial on July 3 on charges of denigrating religious values and insulting the president, following an investigation into his…

Deniz Goktas’ performance quickly went viral online

A Turkish court has ordered comedian Deniz Goktas jailed pending trial for allegedly insulting religious values and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The performance quickly went viral online, and attracted more than nine million views on YouTube as of Friday, with clips spreading widely across X/Twitter, Instagram and other…

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