Gülçen was imprisoned for 4 days in Bakirkoy prison in Istanbul (Facebook)
Court raised in Istanbultoday, Monday, house arrest for Turkish pop star Gülçenaccused of “incitement to hatred” due to her mockery of religious schools on stage, Turkish media confirmed.
An Istanbul court ordered pop star Gulçen Bayraktar Kolaoglu, 46, known by her name, to be placed under house arrest on August 29, pending trial, after being jailed for four days in Istanbul’s Bakirkoy prison. , and was subjected to several years’ prison terms. Her arrest at the end of August sparked strong reactions in Turkey.
During a concert in April, Gulchin ironically said onstage that a member of his band’s “perversion” had been raised in one of Imam Hatip’s schools, which caused laughter in the audience.
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Imam Hatip’s religious schools are known for preparing children to become preachers and secular Turks criticize them and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has already attended one of these schools.
Gulchen’s clip spread widely on social media, which angered many parties, including the ruling Justice and Development Party, less than a year before the upcoming presidential election.
And there are those who believed that Erdogan was referring in a speech on Monday evening to the legal proceedings against the pop singer without mentioning her by name: “Whoever makes fun of the sacred values of our nation will not be able to shirk their responsibilities.”
(AFP)
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