MPs in Turkey draw blood in brawl during parliamentary debate on jailed colleague

The parliamentary session resumed after three hours

Turkey’s ruling AK Party MPs scuffle with opposition MPs (DIA Images/AP)

A brawl broke out among Turkish MPs on Friday during a heated debate over an opposition MP currently jailed on what are widely considered to be politically motivated charges.

Televised footage showed Ahmet Sik, an MP from the same party as the imprisoned MP, being approached and attacked by an MP from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party, while speaking at the chamber’s podium.