Turkish Pop Star Arrested for ‘Joke’ About Religious Schools
Posted on 05/03/2023 4:13:11 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
ANKARA, Turkey -- A court in Istanbul on Wednesday handed Turkish pop singer Gulsen a 10-month suspended sentence after convicting her of “inciting hatred and enmity” over a joke about Turkey’s religious schools, the country's state-run news agency reported.
The singer-songwriter was briefly jailed last year for the joke she made during a concert, when she quipped that the “perversion” of one of her musicians came from attending a religious school.
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