Turkish pop star placed under house arrest over joke about religious schools
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By Isil Sariyuce, for CNN A Turkish court has placed pop music singer Gulsen Bayraktar Colakoglu under house arrest, state-run news agency Anadolu said on Monday. Last week the pop star, widely known as Gulsen, was jailed pending trial on charges of “inciting or insulting the public to hatred and en…
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Turkish pop star Gülşen arrested over religious schools joke
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Turkish pop star placed under house arrest over joke about religious schools
The Turkish singer Gulsen has been arrested months after making a joke about religious schools. The government has come under fire for its heavy-handed response.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkish singer and songwriter Gulsen was arrested on Thursday on charges of “inciting hatred and enmity” for a joke she made at an Istanbul concert in April, sparking outrage on social media.
Turkish pop singer Gulsen was imprisoned after making a joke at an Istanbul concert about Islamic schooling that the government says was an incitement of "hatred."
By Isil Sariyuce, for CNN A Turkish court has placed pop music singer Gulsen Bayraktar Colakoglu under house arrest, state-run news agency Anadolu said on Monday. Last week the pop star, widely known as Gulsen, was jailed pending trial on charges of “inciting or insulting the public to hatred and en…
