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Turkey's ruling party lawmakers assault opposition MP in parliament

Turkey's ruling party lawmakers assault opposition MP in parliament

The altercation took place during a parliamentary session convened to discuss the case of Workers’ Party MP Can Atalay, who remains in prison despite his election to parliament and a Constitutional Court ruling ordering his release.

Opposition MP spends night in intensive care after injured in brawl in parliament

Opposition MP spends night in intensive care after injured in brawl in parliament

Having cardiac dysrhythmia, Hüseyin Örs was taken to intensive care for electric cardioversion.

7 December 2022

Brawl in Turkey’s Parliament during budget talks

Brawl in Turkey’s Parliament during budget talks

During the budget talks at the General Assembly of the Parliament, main opposition CHP MP Aydın asked Minister Soylu “why he got on the plane of Sezgin Baran Korkmaz”, who is arrested in Austria. Soylu said Aydın was lying and a fight ensued.

8 December 2021