Turkish MPs pass judicial reforms amid brawl

Turkish MPs have approved controversial plans to reform the country’s top judicial body, amid a brawl which left one opposition MP with a broken nose.
The government wants the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors - the HSYK - to come under justice ministry control.
The bill was debated overnight amid heated scenes, with reports of dozens of MPs involved in a fist fight.
Last month the judicial body said the plans were unconstitutional and would undermine its independence.
The plans were proposed by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party, which dominates parliament.
At one point during the 20-hour debate, scuffles broke out leading to punches being thrown.
The MP whose nose was broken - Ali Ihsan Kokturk from the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) - needed hospital treatment. Another MP from the governing AK Party suffered broken fingers.