Watch: Brawl breaks out in Turkish parliament

A brawl broke out in Turkiye´s parliament on Friday as lawmakers argued over a jailed opposition deputy stripped of his parliamentary immunity this year.

The ruckus continued for 30 minutes which left two lawmakers injured forcing the suspension of the hearing.

They eventually returned for a vote that which rejected an opposition bid to restore the parliamentary mandate of activist Can Atalay. He won the election last year despite campaigning from his prison cell.

The brawl broke out after ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) member Alpay Ozalan launched into leftist Workers’ Party of Turkey (TIP) Ahmet Sik.

“It’s no surprise that you call Atalay a terrorist,” he said.

“All citizens should know that the biggest terrorists of this country are those seated on those benches,” he added, indicating the ruling majority.

Ozalan walked to the rostrum and shoved Sik to the ground and punched several times. After that Dozens of lawmakers joined the fight.

Footage posted online showed the brawl and then staff cleaning blood stains from the parliament floor.