Mayor of Besiktas arrested in Turkey as part of a larger bid-rigging investigation.

The mayor of Besiktas, Riza Akpolat, in Istanbul, has been arrested as part of a bid-rigging investigation. Prosecutors accuse a criminal organization of bribing mayors and officials to secure contracts for their own firms. This investigation led to arrest warrants for 47 people, including Akpolat and another mayor, Ahmet Ozer. Critics see the arrest as part of a pattern of politicized justice in Turkey.

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