Government critics said the singer's arrest was an effort by Turkish Pres. Erdogan to consolidate support from his religious and conservative supporters ahead of an election next year.
FILE - Turkish pop star Gulsen performs during a concert in Istanbul, on April 10, 2016. Gulsen, whose full name is Gulsen Colakoglu, has been arrested Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, on charges of"inciting hatred and enmity" over a joke she made about Turkey's religious schools, the country's state-run news agency reported.
The charges were based on a joke the singer made during an April concert, where she quipped that one of her musicians’ “perversion” stemmed from attending a religious school. Gulsen’s lawyer, Emek Emre, said he welcomed the fact that Gulsen would “spend the night at her own home with her child,” but said he would also seek her release from house arrest.
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Turkish Pop Star Jailed for Making Fun of Country’s Religious SchoolsAfter calling the alumnus of a religious school a “pervert,” Gulsen Colakoglu has been arrested for “inciting or insulting the public to hatred and enmity.”
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Turkish Pop Star Jailed for Making Fun of Country’s Religious SchoolsAfter calling the alumnus of a religious school a “pervert,” Gulsen Colakoglu has been arrested for “inciting or insulting the public to hatred and enmity.”
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