Baykal warns of worse economic conditions after local elections

Illegal phone taps have become a grave threat to Turkey, said Republican People's Party's (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal yesterday. Speaking to reporters, he claimed that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has a high-tech phone tap system. Touching on the economy and unemployment, he said Turkey has never before faced such a situation, neither in war, nor in the 2001 crisis. Claiming that the government delayed an agreement with the International Monetary Fund until local elections late this month, he warned that Turkey will face worse economic conditions after the elections.