Turkey Releases Comedian Jailed Over Stand-Up Show That Drew 15 Million Views

Bloomberg28 September 2026, 12:24 UTCTurkey

Turkish comedian Deniz Goktas was released from prison on Monday after spending nearly three months in pretrial detention over remarks in a stand-up show that went viral on YouTube.

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