Turkey jails comedian, rapper over joke deemed offensive to Islam


  • World
  • Wednesday, 24 Sep 2025

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey jailed two men late on Tuesday pending trial after prosecutors said their online show included a joke referencing a hadith or teaching of the Prophet Muhammad, which they allege could incite religious hatred.

An Istanbul court ordered the detention of YouTuber Bogac Soydemir, host of the programme "Soguk Savas," and his guest Enes Akgunduz, a rapper, after authorities said the show featured a quip about the hadith "wine is the mother of all evil".

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