Turkish stand-up comedian Deniz Göktaş was detained Thursday while returning to his country for allegedly insulting Islamist strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan and for “publicly insulting religious values” during his latest performance.
Göktaş, 32, was detained after landing at Istanbul Airport on Thursday in response to numerous complaints reportedly lodged against his latest stand-up show, titled, “The Dead Sea.” Turkey’s Erdogan-friendly Daily Sabah reports that Göktaş’ performance “targeted religious values” and “caused outrage,” leading to alleged charges of “insulting religious values” and insulting Erdogan.
The Turkish newspaper Sözcü…
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