On 8 May 2016, in an interview in the newspaper’s *Pazar* (Sunday) supplement about ’s newly published book, a question posed by journalist
Özlem Özdemir went with saying “So women are like property, I mean?”while discussing the status of women within the
PKK, the question and statement drew public backlash. The newspaper issued a statement apologizing for the incident and changed the question on its website to “Are women regarded as worthless?”. On 9 May 2016, Kırıkkanat posted a statement on her
Twitter account saying: “Apologizing for foolishness and rudeness does not suit @BirGun_Gazetesi. While speaking of libertarian democracy, it has surrendered to pressure and fear.” ==Columnists==