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Chaos erupted during a heated session as MPs brawled in Turkiye, with Opposition MP Ahmet Şık getting attacked after demanding the release of jailed colleague Can Atalay.

Former footballer Alpay Özalan led the charge, turning the parliament floor into a battleground after Şık accused the ruling AKP of being the "real terrorists."

Blood was spilled on the speaker's podium, and the session was paused for over three hours as MPs struggled to contain the chaos.

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00:00Why did this ferocious fistfight break out in the Turkish parliament?
00:03Opposition MP Ahmet Sik was attacked after demanding the release of his jailed colleague,
00:07Kanat Alay. Leading the charge was Alpay Ocalan, a former footballer known for his aggressive style,
00:14and this isn't even his first fight in parliament. Tensions boiled over when Sik accused the ruling
00:20AKP of being the real terrorists. Ocalan led AKP MPs in storming the stage, turning the parliament
00:26floor into a battleground. The scene was intense, with blood splattering on the speaker's podium.
00:32The session was paused for over three hours. In the end, both sides were reprimanded,
00:37Sik for his strong words and Ocalan for physical assault.
00:41Opposition leaders called the incident shameful, accusing the ruling party of trying to silence them.
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