Baykal meets with Toptan

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal yesterday met with Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan. Baykal reportedly explained the reasons why the CHP won't assign members for the conciliation committees to be set up, and said that CHP can support some constitutional changes as long as they are convinced. Pointing to resignation of Supreme Board of Radio and Television (RTUK) head Zahid Akman coming up in a fraud case involving the Lighthouse Foundation, a German-based Turkish charity group, Baykal said that CHP has expected Akman would resign.