Fights, desserts and spaceships: Best of Turkey's budget talks

Turkey's parliament has concluded budget talks that lasted for over a month. There were moments that made the audience laugh, while deputies fought over various issues from time to time.

Duvar English - Turkey's parliament on Nov. 26 concluded budget talks that began on Oct. 20. Deputies gathered 23 times in 38 days to discuss the budget and the talks witnessed a series of noteworthy incidents. 

The talks on the budgets of 17 ministries, the presidency and parliament lasted for 234 hours with the participation of some 257 deputies, which corresponds to 45 percent of the total number of lawmakers.

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