A Turkish court on Friday ordered a comedian jailed pending trial on charges of insulting religious values and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after his stand‑up routine included references to him as a “dictator.”

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.