A law maker from Syria\'s ruling Baath Party has defected to Turkey, in protest against President Bashar al-Assad\'s crackdown on the opposition, dpa quoted regional media as reporting. Ikhlas Badawi, who was based in Aleppo, is the first parliamentary defector since the uprising against al-Assad\'s government began in March 2011. \"I have crossed into Turkey with the aim of defecting from this evil regime,\" Badawi told the Arabic language service of Sky News television based in Abu Dhabi. \"I have defected to protest repression and bestial torture being exercised against the people in Syria,\"she added . From:The daily stars