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Turkey's Prime Minister Likely to Meet with Pope

By Ivan Watson
Published November 27, 2006 at 3:00 AM PST
This story was published more than 18 years ago.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to meet Pope Benedict XVI in Turkey on Tuesday. The Turkish leader had originally said he would not be available to meet with the pope during the Christian leader's four-day visit to the mostly Muslim nation. Many in Turkey are unhappy with the pope's trip.

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Ivan Watson
Ivan Watson is currently based in Istanbul, Turkey. Following the 9-11 terrorist attacks, he has served as one of NPR's foreign "firemen," shuttling to and from hotspots around the Middle East and Central Asia.
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