Mr Baykal vows to mount a legal challenge to Mr Gul's election, which two smaller opposition parties may join.

ECONOMIST: Turkey's president

Mr Baykal's shrillness is drowning out legitimate fears about Turkey moving to a more restrictive social environment because of a more aggressive piety.

ECONOMIST: Turkey's president

Deniz Baykal, the leader of the Republican People's Party, spends most of his time attacking laws that could help Turkey's bid for EU membership.

ECONOMIST: Turkey and the West

Last year Deniz Baykal was forced out of the CHP leadership after a video surfaced purportedly showing him and his mistress padding about in their underpants.

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