Supporters gather at hearing for Turkey politician on trial for 'insulting tweets' Supporters gather outside court as hearings resume for an opposition politician who faces 17 years in prison for a series of tweets criticising the government. Canan Kaftancioglu, who heads the secular Republican People's Party (CHP)'s Istanbul branch, is accused of "insulting" President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish state in tweets posted between 2012 and 2017. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES