The photo went around the world: While Charles Michel and Recep Tayyip Erdogan sat with their legs apart like John Wayne on the gold-plated armchairs in the presidential palace, Ursula von der Leyen initially stood in astonishment, finally disgruntled in front of the macho men, and then got up at a large distance To take a seat on a sofa that at least looked more comfortable than the men's seats in the heavy sultan baroque.
Was von der Leyen the victim of a Turkish attack on women's equality? To this day, most observers see it that way, and in fact Erdogan will not go down in his country's history as the top gender equality officer. Only: is the accusation correct?