A brawl erupted in Turkey’s parliament on February 11 as ruling party and opposition lawmakers clashed over President Erdogan’s appointment of Akin Gurlek as Justice Minister. Opposition tried to ...
By Daren Butler and Ezgi Erkoyun ISTANBUL, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan appointed as his new justice ...
Television footage circulating online showed lawmakers shouting, pushing, and eventually trading punches on the assembly ...
Lawmakers in Turkey’s parliament exchanged punches Wednesday as opposition members tried to block President Recep Tayyip ...
A brawl has erupted in Turkey's parliament as lawmakers clash over a controversial appointment to the Justice Ministry.
President Tayyip Erdogan has named Akin Gurlek as Türkiye’s new justice minister, drawing fierce criticism from critics. He ...
Akin Gurlek was the chief prosecutor behind the crackdown on the Turkish opposition party. His appointment marks the first cabinet shuffle since the last election.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan appointed Akin Gurlek as the new justice minister, inciting criticism for his past crackdown on the opposition. Gurlek's tenure has seen significant arrests targeting ...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan appoints Akin Gurlek, known for his crackdown on the opposition, as the new justice minister. This move has been criticized as anti-democratic by opposition parties ...
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Istanbul blog: Handshakes and fisticuffs

By Akin Nazli in Belgrade So Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan once more put the country through a bout of the bummers ...
Turkey parliament scuffle erupts as Akin Gurlek takes oath as justice minister after Erdogan reshuffle, deepening row over judicial independence.
urkish President Tayyip Erdogan appointed as his new justice minister Akin Gurlek, the Istanbul chief prosecutor behind the unprecedented crackdown on the main opposition party, drawing fierce ...