Following the brawl, the speaker of Parliament eventually suspended the sitting for 15 minutes in an effort to restore order. After the break, Gurlek was sworn in, surrounded by ruling party lawmakers.

Turkish President ‌Tayyip Erdogan ‌replaced the country's justice ​and interior ministers in a mini reshuffle on ‌Wednesday, ⁠with Istanbul chief prosecutor Akin ⁠Gurlek taking the role ​of ​justice ​...