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A mass brawl occurred in the Turkish Parliament on Friday, August 16. The incident was triggered by criticism of the Turkish government by an opposition deputy, TBMM informs. It is noted that the Turkish Parliament convened for an extraordinary session to address the parliamentary status of Can Atalay. He is serving an 18-year prison sentence in connection with the 2013 Istanbul construction protests. However, he successfully ran for Parliament from prison as a candidate from the Workers’ Party of Turkiye. During a speech from the podium, his colleague Ahmet Şık shouted at the Justice and Deve…

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