Blaming Erdogan for the needless deaths of dozens of troops was enough to unleash chaos among the assembled politicians, and fists flew in the legislature which has actually witnessed multiple physical altercations in past years.
The Associated Press reports the following further details:
Fighting is a frequent occurrence in Turkey's parliament. The clash on Wednesday started when Engin Ozkoc of the opposition Republican People's Party took the rostrum. During a news conference shortly before, Ozkoc called Erdogan "dishonorable, ignoble, low and treacherous."
He also accused the president of sending the children of Turkey's people to fight while Erdogan's own offspring allegedly avoided long-term military service.
Erdogan had actually addressed the assembly Wednesday, which included statements on the developeing refugee crisis, after he said Turkey has effectively 'opened the gates'.
Opposition parties have vehemently opposed military intervention in Idlib while calling for peace talks with Damascus. It's proving increasingly costly for Turkey, also as multiple of its drones have been shot down over Idlib in the past few days alone.
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#1: Anthem To: Horse (#0)
Typical of a strongman type central state -- show support for the strongman by throwing fists at critics when words are too risky (may not say the right thing).
Fists flew in the old Supreme Soviet, as members vied for selection to the Presidium by proving their loyalty to the Chairman.
Anthem posted on 2020-03-05 17:09:53 Reply Private Reply
#2: Dakmar To: Anthem (#1)
Dakmar posted on 2020-03-05 17:17:47 Reply Private Reply
#3: BTP Holdings To: Dakmar (#2)
When Harold Washington was elected the first black Mayor of Chicago, Vito Marzullo got up in the City Council and said, "We don't need no Washington."
In other words, things would work the way they always had worked, with or without Washington.
You need to know whose palm to grease. ;)
BTP Holdings posted on 2020-03-05 17:53:42 Reply Private Reply
#4: Lod To: Horse (#0)
Lod posted on 2020-03-05 18:48:50 Reply Private Reply
#5: BTP Holdings To: Lod (#4)
The French were good at that. ;)
BTP Holdings posted on 2020-03-05 18:50:53 Reply Private Reply