Turkish nationalist opposition party's lawmaker was punched in the head on Tuesday during a heated budget debate in the parliament, after which he was rushed to the intensive care unit.

WATCH: Turkish MP gets punched in parliament, rushed to intensive care unit

Turkey's military incursion in Syria has given President Tayyip Erdogan a bump in opinion polls and exposed potential cracks in an informal political alliance that claimed surprise victories over his ruling party in local elections this year.

Turkey's Syria operation reveals cracks among Erdogan's political foes

Turkish police on Monday arrested nine people, including a member of the ruling AKP party, after a mob attack on opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu that sparked widespread criticism.

Turkish police arrest  ruling AKP party member, eight others after opposition chief attack

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WATCH: Turkish MP gets punched in parliament, rushed to intensive care unit

Turkey's Syria operation reveals cracks among Erdogan's political foes

Turkish police arrest ruling AKP party member, eight others after opposition chief attack