Video footage showed MPs for the ruling AKP party rushing in to punch Ahmet Sik at the lectern and dozens more joining a melee, some trying to hold others back.
Thursday's meeting was the first between Erdogan and a CHP leader since 2016, when he hosted then-chief Kemal Kilicdaroglu at the presidential palace after an attempted military coup.
Hamas leaders traveled to Ankara amid a new phase of support for Hamas in the region, which could have major ramifications for the Gaza conflict.
The vote was, in essence, a choice between an authoritarian religious party and parties representing a tradition of secular nationalism.
Turkey said Wednesday that all Kurdish militant facilities in Syria and Iraq are valid targets.
The accident occurred due to a collision between a car and a tour vehicle in the city's Alanya district.
Turkey wants to normalize ties with Syria, but in order to do this it needs to see Damascus cater to some of Ankara’s demands.
Erdogan is visiting nations Turkey formerly considered foes in an attempt to get funding from Gulf states.
Ankara’s diplomatic offensive is part of a wider diplomatic era in the region in which the Syrian regime is returning to the Arab League and Iran is doing more outreach.
In the current Turkish political reality, Erdogan – despite all his anti-Israel and antisemitic baggage – has both the capacity and the motivation to deliver healthier Ankara-Jerusalem ties.
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