Baykal lambastes Erdogan over alleged links to lighthouse foundation

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal yesterday continued to speak out on a fraud case involving the Lighthouse Foundation, a German-based Turkish charity, and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's stance on the case. "Those who perpetrated the fraud of this century are on intimate terms with the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)," he said. Baykal also called on Erdogan to apologize to the public for his past support for the group.