Posted: 3:16 am EDT
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Apparently, Melih Gökçek, the Mayor of Ankara and close ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan went on a Twitter rampage of late directing his sexist remarks at the acting spokesperson of the State Department, Marie Harf. Man, that’s one angry fella. This guy is like … mighty mad, we could hear him screaming his head off in ALL CAPS on Twitter. Ms. Harf refused to dignify Mr. Gokcek’s insulting words and declined to response. The only appropriate response on personal attacks like this especially when hurled by a politician lacking decorum.
In related news, the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey John Bass just turned blonde. Güzel efendim!
HADİ SARIŞIN CEVAP VERSENE… COME ON BLONDE ANSWER NOW… pic.twitter.com/gTeftDEWdg
— İbrahim Melih Gökçek (@06melihgokcek) April 29, 2015
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Mayor in Turkey Berates State Department’s Marie Harf for Silence on Baltimore Unrest http://t.co/u4Skl2FcLq
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) April 29, 2015
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#US ambassador to #Turkey dyes hair blonde, hits back at #Ankara mayor for twitter insult of @marieharf. https://t.co/dk8sGM3x7i
— Matt Lee (@APDiploWriter) April 30, 2015
The death of diplomacy? The rise of tauntomacy? Or something else? https://t.co/lgOnY9bjnX http://t.co/5ZRU2Zedv1
— Matt Lee (@APDiploWriter) April 29, 2015
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