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On July 25, Egyptian columnist Ghada Sharif penned a rather passionate column in support of Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the deputy prime minister of Egypt. Her column drew a heated response in social and print media from Turkey’s pro-Justice and Development Party (AKP) pundits, who expressed awe of Sharif for “seeking to be Gen. Sisi’s fourth wife or concubine.”
A columnist from Yeni Safak, Abdurrahim Boynukalin, tweeted, “Ece Temelkuran would not have said 'no,' either,” implying that there are Turkish women who would even accept polygamy with a general if it means AKP government will be toppled. Temelkuran is a vocal Turkish woman columnist who has been known to challenge AKP policies.
