https://freerepublic.com/tag/ahmethamsici/ en-us Sun, 12 Jan 2014 04:09:57 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3110805/posts Turkish politicians threw punches and water bottles during a debate on Saturday about government control over the appointment of judges and prosecutors, as a feud over the ruling party's handling of a corruption scandal intensified... Parliament's justice commission was gathering to discuss a draft bill from Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party to give it more say over the judiciary when the scuffles broke out. The fight erupted when a representative of a judicial association arrived with a petition arguing the bill was anti-constitutional but he was not allowed to speak, witnesses said. "If I am being kicked at here... GlobalPost https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3110805/posts#comment Sun, 12 Jan 2014 04:09:57 GMT