While some netizens have criticised the way von der Leyen was treated during the meeting, others have cracked jokes instead.
A somewhat awkward scene played out during the recent meeting in Ankara between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and two top EU officials – European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen – when it came to the seating arrangements. While Erdogan and Michel sat on the only two chairs available, Von der Leyen ended up with no other option but to park her backside on a sofa opposite Turkey’s foreign minister. After an EU press briefing with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen was forced to park her backside on a sofa because the only available seats were taken by the Turkish president and president of the European Council pic.
