Stand-up comic held for jokes about Erdoğan and Islam in Turkey crackdown

What happened

Deniz Göktaş is regarded as one of Turkey's most popular comedians and is accused of "inciting hatred and hostility" on stage

What changes

BBC highlights this story because it changes the calculus for actors watching stand, comic, held, jokes, erdo.

The setting

BBC notes that this did not emerge in isolation; pressures have been building around stand.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of stand, comic, held, jokes, erdo: Deniz Göktaş is regarded as one of Turkey's most popular comedians and is accused of "inciting hatred and hostility" on stage.