土耳其喜剧演员丹尼兹·戈克塔什在伊斯坦布尔因6月的脱口秀表演中"侮辱"总统埃尔多安和"侮辱宗教价值观"被定罪1。法官判处其19个月监禁，但下令其释放以等待司法审查和上诉程序1。32岁的戈克塔什于7月3日被捕，在庭前羁押近3个月1。
这场名为《死海》的脱口秀内容在网络上获得广泛传播，其YouTube视频观看次数接近900万，X平台上的短视频也获得类似关注1。埃尔多安作为唯一申诉人，通过总统沟通中心对此类问题进行监控1，而土耳其伊斯兰宗教事务部（Diyanet）也是提供举报的机构之一1。检察机关在起诉中引用了500多份申请1。
戈克塔什为自己辩护称"独裁者不是侮辱，而是政治特征"1，但法庭仍维持定罪1。美国国际宗教自由委员会2022年报告指出，埃尔多安政府依赖言论起诉来"打压批评者"1。
Turkish comedian Deniz Goktash was convicted in Istanbul of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and offending religious values through material performed in a June comedy special titled "Dead Sea."1 The 32-year-old was sentenced to 19 months in prison, though the court ordered his release pending judicial review and appeal proceedings.1
Goktash was arrested on July 3 and held in pretrial detention for nearly three months before his conviction.1 His YouTube video of the performance accumulated close to 9 million views, while clips shared on X platform achieved similar levels of engagement.1 Prosecutors cited over 500 complaint applications in bringing the case against him.1 Erdogan served as the sole complainant through the Presidential Communications Center, which monitors such matters, while Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) was among the agencies that filed reports.1
During his defense, Goktash argued that describing someone as a dictator constitutes political commentary rather than insult, stating: "A dictator is not an insult, but a political characteristic."1 The court upheld the conviction despite this defense.1 According to a 2022 report by the U.S. International Religious Freedom Commission, the Erdogan government has relied on speech-related prosecutions to suppress criticism.1
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