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Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan: ‘women not equal to men’ Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: ‘women not equal to men’
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Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has set off a new controversy by declaring women are not equal to men. Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has triggered a new controversy by declaring women are not equal to men.
He also accused feminists of not understanding the special status that Islam attributes to mothers.He also accused feminists of not understanding the special status that Islam attributes to mothers.
Addressing a meeting in Istanbul on women and justice, Erdogan said men and women are created differently, that women cannot be expected to undertake the same work as men, and that mothers enjoy a high position that only they can reach. Addressing a meeting in Istanbul on women and justice, Erdoğan said men and women were created differently, that women cannot be expected to undertake the same work as men and that mothers enjoyed a high position that only they could reach.
He said: “You cannot put women and men on an equal footing. It is against nature. They were created differently. Their nature is different. Their constitution is different.”He said: “You cannot put women and men on an equal footing. It is against nature. They were created differently. Their nature is different. Their constitution is different.”
Erdogan, a devout Muslim, often courts controversy with divisive public comments. He raised eyebrows this month by declaring that Muslims had discovered the Americas before Christopher Columbus. Erdoğan, a devout Muslim, often courts controversy with his public comments. This month said that Muslims had discovered the Americas before Christopher Columbus.