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Report: US Marshals Arrest Two In Turkish Embassy Brawl

June 14, 2017 By administrator

US Marshals Arrest Two In Turkish Embassy Brawl

Eyup Yildirim (left) kicking Kurdish protester outside Turkish embassy, May 16, 2017. (Youtube screen grab)

U.S. Marshals have arrested two Turkish men living in U.S. for their role in beating peaceful protesters outside of the Turkish embassy in Washington, D.C. last month, a source with knowledge of the matter tells The Daily Caller.

The State Department confirmed in a statement to TheDC that arrests have been, and the Washington, D.C. Metro police department identified the two men as Eyup Yildirim and Sinan Narin.

“Now that charges have been filed, the Department will weigh additional actions for the named individuals, as appropriate under relevant laws and regulations. Any further steps will be responsive and proportional to the charges,” a State Department official said.

Yildirim, a 50-year-old construction company owner from New Jersey, faces charges of assault with significant bodily injury and aggravated assault. Narin, from Virginia, faces an aggravated assault charge.

The Washington-based Turkish news website Washington Hatti first reportedon Wednesday that Yildirim was one of the men arrested.

 TheDC first reported last month that Yildirim is the man seen in videos of the brawl kicking a female protester while she was on the ground.

Lucy Usoyan, the woman kicked and stomped by Yildirim, Narin and other Erdogan supporters, told TheDC that she went to the hospital where she was diagnosed with head trauma.

Narin, who was first identified by The New York Times last month, acknowledged to the newspaper that he kicked Usoyan. But he claimed that he thought that Usoyan was a man.

Usoyan, a Kurdish activist, said that she feared for her life during the assault. She also said that her doctor told her she would need six weeks to fully recover from the beating.

Yildirim and Narin were part of a group of supporters of Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who showed up at the Turkish embassy. Video of the incident shows a large group of Erdogan supporters and bodyguards suddenly crossing the street in front of the embassy to where the smaller group of protesters were staged. The Erdogan henchmen, some of them armed, were then seen punching, kicking and stomping the protesters.

At least 11 were injured.

Erdogan watched the attack unfold from his black Mercedes-Benz, which was parked outside of the embassy. Video recordings show that he may even have ordered his bodyguards and supporters like Yildirim to launch the assault on the protesters.

An audio analysis of recordings of the blitz also revealed that voices can be heard shouting phrases like “Servet says dive in,” or “Servet says attack.”

TheDC also identified Servet Erkan as one of the Erdogan bodyguards who took part in the violence. Another member of Erdogan’s security detail who was seen choking a female protester was identified as Ismail Dalkiran. (RELATED: Audio Analysis Shows Erdogan Thugs Were Ordered To Attack)

The embassy melee has generated outrage from lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle, while the Turkish government has blamed the U.S. government and Washington, D.C. police department for failing to corral the protesters. (RELATED: Here’s The Erdogan Henchman Who Choked Female Protester At Embassy)

Last week, the House unanimously passed a bill condemning the Turkish government over the incident.

Despite the arrest of Yildirim and another Erdogan goon, some of the men involved in the attack likely will not be arrested or punished.

Erdogan’s personal bodyguards and the embassy’s security detail are likely protected by diplomatic immunity from prosecution.

The U.S. government could punish the Turks in another way, including through diplomatic channels. At least two lawmakers have called on the U.S. State Department to halt the planned sale of $1.6 million worth of firearms to the Turkish security detail.

“The Department would like to thank the Department of Justice and the investigative agencies for their diligence,” the State Department said in its statement to TheDC.

“We are committed to holding those responsible for the violence on May 16 accountable. As we have previously stated, the events surrounding the conduct of Turkish Security personnel during President Erdogan’s visit to the United States is troubling.”

The Metro police department says that additional information about the case will be released on Thursday.

A call placed to Yildirim’s phone went directly to voicemail.

Source: http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/14/breaking-us-marshals-arrest-two-in-turkish-embassy-brawl/?utm_campaign=atdailycaller&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social

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Turkey: With gavel and fists, brawl in Turkish Parliament leaves five lawmakers wounded

February 17, 2015 By administrator

CHP deputy Musa Çam fainted during the brawl.

CHP deputy Musa Çam fainted during the brawl.

At least five lawmakers have been wounded in a brawl between Turkey’s opposing political parties in the Parliament before the assembly moved to discuss controversial security bill.

Hours before the midnight, Turkish opposition parties proposed various motions to filibuster the assembly and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) failed to bring up the controversial security bill that would largely restrict right to protest and assembly. The hours before the brawl, the tensions in the assembly were running high, with war of words over petty things such as the time of dinner. Parliament’s acting speaker Ayşe Bahçekapılı admitted that she was only joking about canceling the dinner timeout. reported by Zaman

As the Parliament shut it doors to press and removed audio and visual recorders from the general assembly, the tension sharply escalated.

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawmaker Mahmut Tanal told STV channel early on Wednesday that the brawl was kicked off after AK Party deputies walked toward a female deputy from the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP). He added that the scenes of fist-fighting in the Parliament was unprecedented. Tanal was among the deputies hit during the brawl. Another CHP deputy Aykut Erdoğdu was hit in the chest with the speaker’s gavel while CHP’s Musa Çam was hospitalized as he fainted. Another CHP deputy Refik Eryılmaz was treated in the ambulance. Photos of pro-Kurdish lawmaker Ertuğrul Kürkçü with a white bondage on his head surfaced on the social media.

Despite the brawl that left at least five lawmakers wounded, the Parliament continued its session behind closed doors.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: brawl, fight, fists, Parliament, Turkey, Turkish

Albania, Serbia Postpone Visit After Soccer Brawl

October 19, 2014 By administrator

BELGRADE, Serbia — Oct 19, 2014, 1:41 PM ET

(AP) A planned visit this week by Albania’s prime minister to Serbia, the first in nearly 70 years, has been postponed for next month, authorities said Sunday, after political WireAP_84765536aacf4247b46f2eded49f6a75_16x9_992tensions soared between the two Balkan rivals following a soccer brawl.

Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Albanian counterpart Edi Rama spoke on the phone and agreed to meet on Nov. 10 instead of Wednesday, according to a statement issued by the Serbian premier’s office.

“The two prime ministers agreed that they must and will not let go of the opportunity to meet and work for regional stability and to turn a new page regarding the political and economic relations between the two countries,” the statement added.

Belgrade and Tirana have had strained relations for decades, mostly over the status of the former Serbian province of Kosovo, which declared independence in 2008 following a war. Serbia has refused to acknowledge the split, but both Serbia and Albania must work to improve ties to advance in their efforts to join the European Union.

Last Wednesday’s Serbia-Albania European Championship soccer qualifying match was suspended after a drone carrying an Albanian nationalist flag ignited clashes between players and fans, fueling ethnic and political unrest.

Serbia accused Albania of a deliberate provocation, while Albania said its players were insulted and attacked. Several ethnic Albanian businesses in Serbia were attacked by extremists in the wake of the match, in a sign of mounting tensions.

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