PM Erdoğan throws punch at protestor at Soma

SOMA | 16-05-2014 | Footage has emerged of Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan taking a swing at a protestor during scuffles yesterday when he visited the mine at Soma. New footage shows PM Erdoğan throwing a punch while taking refuge in a supermarket during protests by local people. It is not clear from the footage on youtube whether the punch made contact, but the Prime Minister is seen taking a swing.

Photographs of the Prime Minister’s aide, Yusuf Yerkel, kicking a person on the ground have also emerged.