The Turkish President has triggered fresh controversy, declaring in a speech that women are not equal to men.<br /><br />Recep Tayyip Erdogan also criticised the feminist movement, claiming they do not accept or understand the concept of motherhood. <br /><br />He spoke at a global justice and women’s summit in Istanbul.<br /><br />An English translation of his speech at the event said: “You cannot make an equality between men and women; they are not equal. They are of a different nature. Their system is different. <br /><br />“You cannot make women work in all the jobs where men are working, as it was the case in the communist regime.” <br /><br />One prominent Turkish women’s rights activist has slammed the comments as against the constitution and the law.<br /><br />Erdogan has previously angered women’s rights groups by stating that women should bear at least three children and by attempting to outlaw abortion.<br /><br />Earlier this month he raised eyebrows by declaring that Muslims had discovered the Americas before Christopher Columbus.
