Comedian on trial for insulting Erdogan in standup show
- Today, 32-year-old comedian Deniz Goktas appeared in court at the Caglayan courthouse for the first time since his arrest on July 3, facing charges of insulting Erdogan and incitement to public hatred.
- Goktas's arrest followed his YouTube show being watched nearly nine million times; prosecutors later added charges claiming he praised crime and criminals for a joke about the Daltons, an organized crime group.
- After 88 days in Karatepe high-security prison, Goktas maintained his dry wit, posting late Sunday that he was "definitely not missing the handcuffs" on the eve of his first court appearance.
- Chanting "Deniz Goktas is not alone!", around 50 protesters gathered outside the Caglayan courthouse in pouring rain as observers from the Dutch embassy monitored the proceedings inside.
- If convicted on all charges, Goktas could face a decade or more behind bars; his arrest marks a widening crackdown on those perceived as critical of Turkey's Islamo-conservative government.
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The famous Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş was tried on Monday for his last show. In pre-trial detention for three months, he appeared for "insult" to President Erdoğan. The growing Turkish stand-up has to deal with repression and self-censorshipA night of rain in Ankara, bursts of laughter escape from a café-theatre. The place is intimate, red lights on black curtain. The stars and hopes of the Turkish stand-up are produced there. Salih Tıraş is …
The Istanbul Court released the popular Turkish comedian and writer Denise Hektash, sentencing him to a suspended sentence for insulting President Recep Tayyyip Erdogan and the feelings of the believers, reported to Halk TV. The Comic was found guilty of insulting the President and publicly insulting the feelings of the believers, and sentenced to 11 months and 20 days and 7 months and 15 days ' imprisonment, respectively. Because the total…
A Turkish court has sentenced popular comedian Deniz Göktas (32) to nineteen months in prison for insulting President Recep Tayyip...
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ISTANBUL (ANP/AFP) - A Turkish court has sentenced popular comedian Deniz Göktaş (32) to nineteen months in prison for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a performance. Göktaş will be provisionally released pending an appeal. The judge found the come...
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