A Turkish court on Wednesday acquitted Aydın Mayor Özlem Çerçioğlu of bid-rigging charges, six months after she defected from the main opposition to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) amid increasing pressure on opposition mayors. According to the Birgün daily, the Aydın 4th Criminal Court of First Instance acquitted Çerçioğlu and several co-defendants, while […] The post Turkish court acquits mayor months after defection to ruling AKP appeared first on Stockholm Center for Freedom.