Footage shows fighting breaks out between Turkish lawmakers from opposition party CHP and ruling party AKP during the swearing in ceremony of new Justice Minister Akin Gurlek.
Opposition legislators tried to block Istanbul Chief Prosecutor Akin Gurlek, who President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointed to the top judicial portfolio, from taking the oath of office in parliament.
As tempers flared, legislators were seen pushing each other, with some hurling punches.
In his previous role as Istanbul’s chief public prosecutor, Akin Gurlek issued an arrest warrant for Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in March last year, a move that was followed by widespread protests across the country.