Turkish comedian Deniz Goktas detained and jailed pending trial for insulting Erdogan and religious values.
Turkish comedian Deniz Goktas was detained at Istanbul Airport on Thursday after returning from abroad and subsequently jailed pending trial on Friday. The charges stem from his stand-up performance recorded on June 1, which prosecutors claim insulted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and religious values. The performance has garnered over nine million views on YouTube.
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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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Breitbart frames the arrest as evidence of Erdogan's inability to laugh and labels him an Islamist strongman, while the Jerusalem Post focuses on the legal procedure and Goktas's denial of the charges.
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“Turkish comedian jailed pending trial over alleged insults to Erdogan and religious values”
“Not Funny: Erdogan Has Turkish Comedian Arrested for 'Insulting' Him and Islam”
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