# Michel takes the only guest chair beside Erdoğan in Ankara

Date: 2021

On 6 April 2021 in Ankara [Charles Michel](/people/charles-michel) sat in the only chair beside the Turkish president while the Commission President was left on a sofa. The seating is a completed protocol act, not a statute.

## People

- Charles Michel: https://factrail.ai/people/charles-michel

## Drivers

- Political Polarization: https://factrail.ai/drivers/political-polarization

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/so-called-sofagate-overshadows-eu-turkey-meeting-2021-04-07/
- https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international-summit/2021/04/06/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-sofagate-ankara-2021