Earlier this week, president Erdogan of Turkey spoke at the Women and Justice Summit in Istanbul.
His comments didn't exactly do justice to the name of the event.
In general, he said he believes women and men cannot be equal. One of the examples he gave is that women are too fragile to dig holes in the ground.
The immediate public outcry included many pictures uploaded to Twitter of women digging. In fact, the stream of photos is still going.\n \nErdogan knew his comments...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.