A case has been filed against former CHP Istanbul Provincial Chair Canan Kaftancıoğlu on charges of “insulting the president” due to a social media post. The indictment prepared by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office seeks a prison sentence ranging from 1 year and 2 months to 4 years and 8 months, and states that the first hearing will take place on May 21.
January 16, 2026
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