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Reuters
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By Ece Toksabay and Daren Butler

UNBELIEVABLE: Turkish pop star s arrest over religious schools quip stirs fierce criticism | History Defined

FILE PHOTO: Turkish pop star Gulsen performs during a concert in Aydin, Turkey March 27, 2022. Depo Photos via REUTERS

The arrest of a Turkish pop star over a quip she made about religious schools has drawn a fierce response from critics of the government, who see it as bent on punishing those who oppose its conservative views.

Pop singer Gulsen was jailed on Thursday pending trial on a charge of incitement to hatred after a video of a remark which she made on stage in April was broadcast by a pro-government media outlet.

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