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

The development

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

What shifts

For those following stand, comic, held, jokes, erdogan, this report from BBC introduces a variable that could shift existing calculations.

The wider picture

Earlier reporting from BBC and comparable outlets sketched the conditions that would eventually produce an event like this.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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The editorial line

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