Shocking pictures have emerged from the Turkish Parliament. During the voting on the budget in Parliament, the MPs lost their temper and resorted to scuffle. Tension increased just before the vote on the 2026 budget in the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (TBMM). CHP group deputy chairman Murat Amir got up and went to Mustafa Varank, MP from Bursa from Erdoğan's AK Party. The argument that started with the Amir approaching Varank soon turned into a scuffle. Its videos are rapidly going viral on social media.
Turkey According to Ekol TV, AK Party MP Mustafa Varank wanted to speak. Meanwhile, opposition figures Ilhami Aygun and Murat Amir reached him. Both of them beat up Varank over the budget. After which a scuffle started from both the groups. Amidst the debate the government passed the bill.
A fight broke out between AK Party and CHP MPs during budget discussions in the Turkish Grand National Assembly. pic.twitter.com/fQ4dJ7dJdv
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Minutes before voting on the 2026 budget, the General Assembly of the Turkish Parliament (TBMM) became a battlefield. The debate that started between CHP's Murat Amir and AK Party's Mustafa Varank soon turned into a clash between all the AK Party and CHP MPs. The scuffle, which lasted for about 10 minutes, turned into a boxing-like situation and created huge chaos in the House. Considering the situation, TBMM President Numan Kurtulmush had to stop the proceedings.
Suddenly a scuffle started between the MPs and many MPs from both the parties were seen coming close to each other and scuffling. It became difficult to calm the tension. One particular picture that emerged during this clash attracted a lot of attention – MHP MPs surrounded their General Secretary Devlet Bahceli by building a wall around him.
After the situation calmed down, the MPs returned to the General Assembly chamber and after that voting on the budget was held, , Amidst the debate the government passed the bill, The Central Government Budget Law Proposal of 2026 and the Central Government Final Accounts Law Proposal of 2024 were approved in the Parliament, In the voting held in the General Assembly, 320 votes were cast in favor of the proposal as against 249 votes against,
This is not the first time that a scuffle has been seen in the Turkish Parliament. Such a picture has also emerged in the year 2024. In the year 2024, there was an uproar in the Turkish Parliament. There was a scuffle in Parliament on 17 August 2024. After a heated debate in Parliament, there was a scuffle between members of the ruling AKP party and opposition MPs. The reason for the controversy was the demand of the opposition MP to call his colleague in the House, who was in jail due to anti-government protests.
But despite being elected an MP is in prison. Workers' Party of Türkiye (TIP) member Ahmet Sik demanded the release of his colleague Can Atalay. It was seen in the video that MPs from the ruling AKP party were running to punch him. Dozens of people had joined the melee. Some were trying to stop others. After the fight, blood was seen scattered on the white stairs of Parliament.
