Turkey rejects claims of sexist snub towards von der Leyen
The Hindu
The affair also branched into a diplomatic spat between Turkey and Italy, whose Prime Minister compared the Turkish president to a dictator and spoke of Ms. von der Leyen's “humiliation.”
Turkey on Thursday strongly rejected accusations that it snubbed Ursula von der Leyen — one of the European Union’s most powerful executives — because of her gender after a protocol gaffe during a meeting at the Turkish presidential palace ignited a public uproar. The affair also branched into a diplomatic spat between Turkey and Italy, whose Prime Minister compared the Turkish president to a dictator and spoke of Ms. von der Leyen's “humiliation.” Ms. Von der Leyen — the European Commission president — and European Council chief Charles Michel met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks on Turkey-EU relations on Tuesday. The guests were led into a large room for discussions with Mr. Erdogan, but only two chairs had been set out in front of the EU and Turkish flags for the three leaders.
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