Apple Executive John Couch And Turkish President Talk Second Class Treatment Of Turkey Tablet Program And Keyboard Layout

Apple Vice President for Education John Couch and other company executives met with Turkish President Abdullah Gül on Friday, according to the country’s presidential website that also posted a photo and video of the meeting.

MacRumors claimed—via Turkish website Elma Dergisi [translation]—the meeting concerned Turkey’s $4.5 billon tablet program and the incorrect layout of the Turkish F-keyboard:

However, WorldBulletin.net, another Turkish website, specifically claimed the meeting involved Apple’s “second-class treatment” of Turkey:

The report said Gül asked Apple to stop its practice of launching products late in Turkey and requested the company open authorized stores in the country. Couch allegedly said he would speak with Apple CEO Tim Cook about the issues, while Gül further asked Apple to include the Turkish language and F-keyboard in products.

There are no other immediate details about the meeting.