Haldun Açıksözlü, actor and director of the theatre play Laz Marks, faces two years in jail over allegations that he insulted the prime minister in his play. The show has run for a year and has been shown in over 80 provinces.

The charges came only a week after British artist, Michael Dickenson, was fined for superimposing  Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s head onto the body of a dog.