A violent brawl erupted in the Turkish Parliament on Wednesday immediately before the swearing-in of Akın Gürlek as the nation’s new justice minister, the result of opposition lawmakers arguing that Gürlek was an inappropriate choice for the role.
Reports differ on which side — the ruling Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP), or the opposition secularist Republican People’s Party (CHP) — started the fighting. Reports close to Islamist strongman ruler Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed that the CHP lawmakers attempted to physically prevent the inauguration, while CHP lawmakers who were hurt during the melee claimed that the AKP lawmakers in…
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