In Izmir, Baykal touts CHP mayor

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal yesterday attended two opening ceremonies in Izmir. First he attended the opening ceremony of Ahmet Pristina Caddesi, named after a late, beloved CHP mayor of the city, and afterwards attended the opening of a park in the Cigli district. In a speech, Baykal praised Greater Municipality Mayor Aziz Kocaoglu, Pristina's successor, hinting that he may run for a second term next March. In related news, Mustafa Sarigul, the mayor of Istanbul's Sisli district and a former CHP dissident, yesterday joined the opposition Democratic Left Party (DSP) in a ceremony.