The Turkish parliament descended into chaos on August 16 during a debate over a jailed lawmaker. The brawl broke out after an MP from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party charged at an opposition member Ahmet Sik from the Workers’ Party of Turkey. Sik called Erdogan’s party “terrorist organisation” for sentencing Atalay to 18 years in jail in 2022 over anti-government protests.