ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish court on Monday sentenced a comedian to more than 19 months imprisonment on charges of insulting religious values and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He was released pending ...

Deniz Goktas is accused of "insulting" President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, "praising" crime and criminals, and "inciting hatred and hostility" with jokes about Islam. Nominally, Turkey is a secular ...

Deniz Goktas was sentenced to more than 19 months for insulting Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan but was released pending appeal.

"I think it's (the Qur'an) the best of the four books; for one thing, it's a bold statement in the 600s. It's also very difficult for the author; if a new idea comes to mind, too bad, we've said, ...

ISTANBUL: A popular Turkish comedian went on trial on Monday for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other ...

FILE - Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan listens as Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks during a joint news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, on Dec ...

Deniz Goktas was on trial for insulting the Turkish president, incitement to public hatred and praising crime and criminals. The judge convicted Goktas on the first charge and an amended version of ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — 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 ...