
Turkey's parliament turned into a boxing ring on Tuesday, June 4, as MPs clashed with each other.
The reason is the debates about the removal and arrest of the elected president of Hakiari province in southeastern Turkey.
Police on Monday arrested Mayor Mehmet Sidik Akis, who was elected with the pro-Kurdish DEM party over alleged links to the PKK and was replaced by the state governor, the interior ministry said, two months after the mayor won local elections.
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◾DEM Partinin TBMM'deki kayyum protestosuna AKP'li milletvekilleri saldirdi
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The news caused a strong reaction from DEM deputies, who presented a motion for parliamentary scrutiny and protested in front of the headquarters holding placards.
Deputies of the ruling Party for Democracy and Development (AKP) reacted by calling "down with the PKK", leading to incidents.