AKP's Tayyar comments on the seating arrangement between Barrack and Güler: This photo frame was inappropriate

The seating arrangement at the meeting between Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler and U.S. Ambassador to Ankara Tom Barrack drew significant criticism regarding the protocol. From AKP'sŞamil Tayyar regardingthemeeting inquestioncamecomments.striking imagesofit a comment arrived.

Tayyar, in a post made from his account stated thatdueto the imagesthatcould becreatedin the comingyears.withtheaforementionedphotoand critwhileevaluatingthevisualsinadetailedcommentary.

This is the post made by Şamil Tayyarm:"Everyone should put their hand on their

conscience, look at this photo, and saywhat they feel.Then let us interpret it

together.It is being said that in the past, it

was also lwas like that.

'It used to be like this'does not justify the current one; it only shows that theold one was also wrong.

Furthermore, in internationalrelations, there is the principle of'reciprocity'.

If our Washington ambassador were to visit the US Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, would the seating arrangement be like this?

The seating style, the height of the chairs, the table order, the waiting period, in short, every detail carries a mloadedwe know that.

When these countries arelike the US and Israel, which act as the world's police, every detail becomes moremeaningful.

Furthermore.

Haven't we interpreted the close attentionwesawduringour President's international travels through images that also somewhat flatter our pride?In short,no matter how you look at it, this photo frame was not appropriate.

In short, no matter how you look at it, this photo frame was not appropriate.

Perhaps it is for the best, the problematic protocol will becorrected."

Everyone should search their conscience, look at this photo, and say what they feel.

Then let us interpret it together.

They say it was like this in the past as well.
'That it was like this in the past' does not justify the current situation; it only shows that the past was also flawed.

And then there is the principle of 'reciprocity' in international relations... pic.twitter.com/k5cgOFh95K

— Şamil Tayyar (@samiltayyar27) January 16, 2026

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