Presidents walk in for meeting in Turkey, men take chairs, woman left standing

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was left standing in an embarrassing turn of events when she walked in with other officials of the EU for a meeting with Turkish president Erdogan and the two men took the only two chairs available.

When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was visiting Turkey along with her associates and fellow top EU officials, little did she expect her seat (or the lack of it) to make headlines. "Ehm" is the new term for "that’s not how EU-Turkey relationship should be". #GiveHerASeat #EU #Turkey #womensrights pic.twitter.com/vGVFutDu0S Two presidents visited Turkey. Only the man was offered a chair. A protocol mishap involving Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, was cited by critics as symbolic of Turkey’s treatment of women https://t.co/RfgCcoJNkg pic.twitter.com/Zu6sFPdYJo During her visit to Ankara on Wednesday, Ursula von der Leyen and other top officials of the EU were meeting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan when the Turkey leader and her EU colleague walked into the room along with her and took the only two chairs available. This left Ursula von der Leyen in an awkward position, standing in the middle and looking surprised that there were only two chairs available in the room for the meeting and the two men had already occupied them.