Deniz Göktaş appears in court for the first time

PRE-HEARING POST

Deniz Göktaş posted on his social media account yesterday ahead of his hearing. Describing his access to music and daily life in prison during his 88-day detention, Göktaş said, “After 88 days, I’ll be handcuffed for the first time and hear a car horn. I certainly haven’t missed the handcuffs; let’s see if I’ve missed the car horn.” Regarding his health, Göktaş added, “I’m fine. It turns out you can live without the sun; the sun is just an overhyped balloon.”

THE INDICTMENT ISSUED 63 DAYS LATER

Göktaş, against whom an investigation was launched on charges of ‘insulting religious values’ and, subsequently, ‘insulting the President’, had his indictment drawn up on 4 September – five days after he was re-arrested and 63 days in total.

The indictment sought a prison sentence of between 2 years and 2 months and 12 years and 2 months for Deniz Göktaş on charges of ‘insulting the President’, ‘inciting the public to hatred or hostility or humiliating them’ and ‘glorifying crime and criminals’.

Note: This article is translated from the original article titled 88 gündür tutukluydu: Deniz Göktaş ilk kez hakim karşısına çıkıyor, published in BirGün newspaper on September 28, 2026.