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[Opinion] Canan Kaftancıoğlu Faces a Criminal Charge of 'Insulting the President': 'Perhaps It Was the First Time I Had Politically Agreed with him.'

Summary by Cumhuriyet
Canan Kaftancıoğlu, who is being tried on charges of "insulting the President" for a social media post in which she quoted a post by President and AKP Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said, "Perhaps for the first time politically, I agree with him." The prosecutor requested that Kaftancıoğlu be punished, and the case was adjourned until December 10.

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Canan Kaftancıoğlu, who is being tried on charges of "insulting the President" for a social media post in which she quoted a post by President and AKP Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said, "Perhaps for the first time politically, I agree with him." The prosecutor requested that Kaftancıoğlu be punished, and the case was adjourned until December 10.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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Canan Kaftancıoğlu, who is on trial for "insulting the President," presented her defense today. Kaftancıoğlu stated, "Perhaps for the first time politically, I have agreed with him."

Canan Kaftancıoğlu made a post supporting Erdoğan's statement that "Those who lay their hands on public funds should be held accountable." The post was reported to CİMER (the Presidential Communication Center), and a case was opened against Kaftancıoğlu for "insulting the President." While the prosecutor requested a sentence, Kaftancıoğlu stated, "Perhaps for the first time politically, I agree with him."

The second trial of the CHP, former Istanbul Provincial President Canan Kaftancıoğlu, was tried on charges of “insulting the president” for a post he made citing the social media post of President and AK Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Cumhuriyet broke the news in Istanbul, Türkiye on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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