CHP's Baykal slams AK Party economic policy

Speaking at his party's parliamentary group meeting yesterday, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal lambasted ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) economic policies, including its handling of unemployment. Stating that Turkey has become a haven for corruption, Baykal also criticized the government stance on the court case against the Lighthouse Foundation, a German-based charity run by Turks. In related news, opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli criticized both the AK Party and the CHP at his party's parliamentary group meeting, saying they were using each other to threaten the Turkish nation.