Pope begins official visit to Turkey
{{date|November 28, 2006}}
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[[Image:Pope Benedictus XVI january,20 2006 (2) mod.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Pope Benedict XVI]]

[[Pope Benedict XVI]] is in [[Turkey]] for his first trip to a [[Islam|Muslim]] country. The {{w|Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church}} leader arrived in the Turkish capital {{w|Ankara}} under very tight security measures and had a brief meeting for 20 minutes with {{w|Prime Minister}}, {{w|Recep Tayyip Erdoğan|Rejep Tayyip Erdogan}}. According to the official program of the Papal visit, Benedict XVI will also visit the mausoleum of {{w|Kemal Ataturk}}, founder of the Turkish Republic. 

Tomorrow, the Pope has scheduled to visit {{w|Istanbul}} in order to meet with the spiritual leader of the {{w|Christian Orthodox}} Church, the {{w|Ecumenical Patriarch}} {{w|Bartholomew I|Bartholomew}} in Fener, Istanbul. On the same day, during his stay in Istanbul, the Pope will visit the {{w|Byzantine}} Church of {{w|Hagia Sophia}} as well as the {{w|Blue Mosque}}.

The Pope's visit to Turkey has provoked anger from the side of {{w|Islamists}} who demomstrated in Ankara and Istanbul two days before Benedict's arrival. In a speech to an academic audience, some months ago, the Pope quoted a Byzantine Emperor who characterised [[Islam]] as a violent religion.

==Related news ==
*{{wikinews|title=Pope Benedict to visit Turkey amidst anti-pope protests|date=November 26, 2006}}

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6189962.stm
|title=Pope begins landmark Turkey visit
|author=BBC NEWS
|pub=BBC News Online 
|date=November 28, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/28/turkey.pope/index.html
|title= Pope Benedict urges 'brotherhood'
|author=CNN
|pub=CNN.com
|date=November 28, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://news.ert.gr/en/11/22053.asp
|title=Pope Benedict in Ankara
|author=ERT-ANA
|pub=ERT
|date=November 28, 2006}}

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Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI is in Turkey for his first trip to a Muslim country. The Roman Catholic Church leader arrived in the Turkish capital Prime Minister, Rejep Tayyip Erdogan. According to the official program of the Papal visit, Benedict XVI will also visit the mausoleum of , founder of the Turkish Republic. 

Tomorrow, the Pope has scheduled to visit Christian Orthodox Church, the Bartholomew I|Bartholomew in Fener, Istanbul. On the same day, during his stay in Istanbul, the Pope will visit the Hagia Sophia as well as the .

The Pope's visit to Turkey has provoked anger from the side of  who demomstrated in Ankara and Istanbul two days before Benedict's arrival. In a speech to an academic audience, some months ago, the Pope quoted a Byzantine Emperor who characterised Islam as a violent religion.

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