Stand-up comic set for release after being convicted of insulting Erdoğan
It has also placed him under a travel ban, preventing him from travelling outside Turkey.A final decision in the case will come from the court of appeals.Deniz Göktaş - who denied the charges - has already spent nearly 90 days in prison. "Dictator is not an insult," he said, "it is a political characterisation."But angering the president in Turkey is not funny. Göktaş was arrested and handcuffed at Istanbul airport in July when he returned from a holiday.During his court appearance on Monday, it was clear he did not lose his sense of humour during his 88 days in solitary confinement."Three months have been taken away from my life," he said on the stand.
- ▪It has also placed him under a travel ban, preventing him from travelling outside Turkey.A final decision in the case will come from the court of appeals.Deniz Göktaş - who denied the charges - has already spent nearly 90 days in prison.
- ▪"Dictator is not an insult," he said, "it is a political characterisation."But angering the president in Turkey is not funny.
- ▪Göktaş was arrested and handcuffed at Istanbul airport in July when he returned from a holiday.During his court appearance on Monday, it was clear he did not lose his sense of humour during his 88 days in solitary confinement."Three months
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Stand-up comic set for release after being convicted of insulting ErdoğanImage source, ReutersImage caption, The comedian's supporters gathered outside the courthouse in Istanbul on Monday with signs that translate to "Deniz Göktaş not alone" ByOrla GuerinSenior international correspondent, Reporting fromin IstanbulPublished9 minutes agoAn Istanbul court has convicted a popular comedian of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – and handed down a sentence of almost 19 months – but has ordered his release due to time served. It has also placed him under a travel ban, preventing him from travelling outside Turkey.A final decision in the case will come from the court of appeals.Deniz Göktaş - who denied the charges - has already spent nearly 90 days in prison.
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