Video of Irish tourist fighting on Istanbul street goes viral

In the footage, a man is seen accidentally spilling bottles of water from a fridge

A video has emerged purporting to show an Irish tourist involved in a street brawl with shopkeepers in Turkey.

In the cctv footage, a man – described by local media as an “Irish boxer and tourist” – is seen accidentally spilling bottles of water from a shop fridge.

After an argument with some shopkeepers, a fight breaks out and spills on to the street.

The unarmed tourist is hit several times by a number of men with sticks and chairs, but manages to knock one man to the ground with a punch.

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National television station, Haberturk, said the incident happened in the Aksaray district of Istanbul. The video went viral in Turkey after the tv station posted the footage on their Twitter feed.