Erdogan slams attack on CHP's Kilicdaroglu
The leader of Turkey's main opposition party, Republican People's Party , was confronted and assaulted when he attended a soldier's funeral in Ankara on Sunday. President Erdogan has described it as"an unwelcome act of violence."
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said Sunday's assault on opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu is being thoroughly investigated. "Unfortunately, some unwelcome incidents took place yesterday during the funeral for one of our martyrs in Cubuk [district of Ankara] and protests against CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu turned into an act of violence," Erdogan wrote on Twitter.
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