Incredible scenes in the Turkish parliament

[webfact]

Incredible scenes in the Turkish parliament
By Catherine Hardy | With AFP



Punching, pushing and shoving

ANKARA: -- There have been scuffles between politicians in the Turkish parliament for the second time in a week.

The meeting of the constitutional commission, which had already been postponed from last Thursday due to fighting, was held to discuss lifting lawmakers’ immunity from prosecution.

Dozens of members of the governing AK Party and the pro-Kurdish opposition party the HDP shoved, punched and kicked each other as the heated discussion descended into violence.

Similar clashes in parliament last week delayed efforts to pass legislation on a migration deal with the EU.

What happened last week?
Deputies threw punches, pushed, slapped and scuffled with each other in the assembly late last Wednesday.

Footage shot by Mahmut Tanal, a member of Turkey’s main opposition Party (CHP) showed deputies shoving and jostling each other.

What prompted last week’s disagreement?
The row was sparked by discussions over military operations targeting Kurdish militants in Turkey’s largely Kurdish southeast.

The fierce exchanges erupted after MP Ferhat Encu from the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) referred to the deaths of civilians in military operations against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) mlitants in the southeast.

-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-05-03

[chiang mai]

It makes me think this is what Thai Visa would be like if all posters in a given thread were actually in the same room.

[ezzra]

chiang mai, on 03 May 2016 - 05:55, said:

It makes me think this is what Thai Visa would be like if all posters in a given thread were actually in the same room.

It will have to be very large room... almost as large as the inactive posts policemen are at.....

[Kayahammer]

It makes me think this is what Thai Visa would be like if all posters in a given thread were actually in the same room.

Is that before or after they think up the inane comments containing more emoticons than words

[Briggsy]

News on the same day : Europe grants visa-free travel to Turkish citizens.

[jaidam]

News on the same day : Europe grants visa-free travel to Turkish citizens.

Then we will see real "incredible scenes" as 77 million Turks hightail it to the UK and Germany to feast on the welfare state and have lots of time to concentrate on their religious propagation, leaving the Turkish parliament hanging with cobwebs. Wonderful.

[sanukjim]

Now who in their right mind would want to invite Turkey into their union ? Wait a minute cross out "their right mind".

Edited May 3, 2016 by sanukjim

[oki]

Angie’s friends!

[wabothai]

It makes me think this is what Thai Visa would be like if all posters in a given thread were actually in the same room.

Except for a few well known ones, lots of beer and lots of fun. Wouldn't it be nice?

[wabothai]

News on the same day : Europe grants visa-free travel to Turkish citizens.

Another Syria in the making? Sounds like it is all well planned. No, i am not a conspiracy theorist. May just a little bit.

[klauskunkel]

This is what happens when you don't have to work for a living, just way too much energy...

[Scott]

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[Galactus]

idiots fighting like kindergarten kids in a parliament where they get paid a lot for running a country! feel sad for Turks.

no respect for such idiots.

Edited May 4, 2016 by Galactus

[1happykamper]

The countries leadership. Hhmmmmm