# Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş goes on trial over Erdoğan insult

https://mins.news/en/item/76756

- euronews, 2026-09-28 08:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/28/turkish-comedian-deniz-goktas-on-trial-for-insulting-president-erdogan-in-standup-show

> Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş is on trial for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a stand-up show. His arrest is described as the latest development in a widening crackdown on people seen as critical of Turkey’s conservative government or its values, including hundreds of politicians, artists, musicians, journalists and LGBTQ+ activists.

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