A Turkish court ordered the arrest of Bogchat Sindemir – famous YouTuber and presenter of the “Soguk Savas” (Cold War) – and his guest, the rapper, Akgiuduz.

Public Prosecutors ruled that the two men jumped up for a prophet of Mohammedwhich, according to prosecutors, may be motivated by religious hatred.

Soidemir, well -known on the Internet with the username “Educatedear”, is influencer on social media. Its broadcast has about 1.5 million subscribers on YouTube.

The controversial, ‘offensive’ joke

The confrontation arose when a funny viewer was read during the broadcast, which was punctuated by the phrase “alcohol is the mother of all evils”, which is usually referred to as Hadith (texts presenting Mohammed’s words and actions).

This ataka also contained a sexual hint that, according to critics, is an insult to Mohammed.

Soidemir apologized through social media, saying that he had no intention of attacking religious values ​​and explained that the joke was a spectator comment that he read in the air of the show and thought it was a pun.

“I thought it was just a pun, but I should have thought about it better,” he wrote, adding that the excerpt was removed from the video of the show.

For his part, Akgiuduz also rejected any suspicion of feasibility himself and said that their conversation was misinterpreted.

Sanctuary on the Internet

Turkey is a mainly Muslim, but officially secular, country, although authorities often prosecute public persons for their comments about Islam, Islamic law and the prophet.

In recent years, Turkey has tightened control over digital platforms through laws that broaden state online surveillance.

Authorities prohibit access to websites regularly, investigate social media posts and impose penalties on platforms because they do not comply with content removal orders.

Turkey is in the last place in the ranking among European countries on online freedoms, according to a Washington -based NGO House report held last October