Turkish PM pushes judicial reforms after parliament punch-up


Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan speaks after the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for counter-terrorism cooperation at the Istana in Singapore January 9, 2014. REUTERS/Edgar Su

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Sunday to forge ahead with judicial reforms which prompted a fist fight in parliament, denying he was trampling on the constitution as the government battles a damaging corruption scandal.

Rival MPs threw punches, water bottles and even an iPad as parliament's justice commission met on Saturday to discuss a draft bill from Erdogan's AK Party which would give it more say over the appointment of judges and prosecutors.

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