Former Akçakoca Mayor Fikret Albayrak was released on bail with a travel ban in the case where he was tried on charges of 'extortion by coercion'.
At the hearing at Düzce 2nd Heavy Penal Court, Albayrak and his lawyer did not accept the charges and requested release. The court panel postponed the hearing to address deficiencies. Albayrak had been arrested on 23 May and suspended from duty by the Interior Ministry on 24 May.