"Inciting Hatred;" Turkish Pop Star Arrested For Joke On Religious Schools

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Recently, Gülşen Çolakoğlu, a 46 years old Turkish pop star, has been under house arrest and facing prosecution for a simple joke about Turkish religious schools that she made on stage. During a concert in April in Istanbul, Gülşen made a joke in which she said that her bandmate's "perversion" could be explained by his attendance in an "Imam Hatip" religious school. A video of the singer's comment went viral, with a hashtag calling for her arrest. Following the outrage, Gülşen was arrested for questioning and later detained. She was subsequently placed under house arrest after four days in jail and then indicted for "inciting hatred." The outrage reached the senior members of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's Justice and Development Party (AKP). Gülşen later apologized for her comments and said it was a joke that was never meant to hurt anyone. Gülşen's lawyer requested her release from house arrest but was rejected.

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"Inciting Hatred;" Turkish Pop Star Arrested for Joke on Religious Schools

Location: Turkey