Turks gather for demonstration against papal visit
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Crowds have begun converging in central Istanbul for a demonstration called by a small Islamist party against the visit to Turkey by Pope Benedict XVI, which starts on Tuesday.
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Pope Benedict XVI is to visit a famous Turkish mosque in what is seen as a goodwill gesture to Muslims.
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Employees of the state body that   organizes Muslim worship in Turkey asked the authorities on   Tuesday to open legal proceedings against Pope Benedict and to   arrest him when he visits the country in November.
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Snipers and police security teams took up positions around Ankara airport as Pope Benedict XVI arrived for his first visit to a Muslim country. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan shook hands with the pope at the foot of the plane. But dozens of Turks demonstrated against the pope, denouncing his visit to Turkey and saying he was not welcome.
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Dozens of Muslims demonstrated inside a historic church against Pope Benedict XVI's planned visit here next week as an Islamist party called a large weekend rally to show the pontiff is &quot;unwelcome&quot; in the country.
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Pope Benedict XVI is due to begin a four-day visit to Turkey, amid protests against recent comments about Islam.
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Pope Benedict XVI joined an Islamic cleric in prayers under the towering dome of Istanbul's most famous mosque Thursday in a powerful gesture seeking to transform his image among Muslims from adversary to peacemaker.
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan   repeated on Wednesday his criticism of comments made by Pope   Benedict about Islam that sparked Muslim protests and said even   a politician would not have spoken in such a way.
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Even if the pontiff sidesteps volatile Christianity-Islam controversies, Turks were angered by his skepticism over their place in the European Union
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Hundreds of Egyptian Christians have been protesting at the Coptic Orthodox cathedral in Cairo.
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Following a wave of protests against   Pope Benedict's remarks on Islam, Muslim intellectuals in   Turkey are asking what he really thinks about their faith and   what long-term consequences his views will have.
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Pope Benedict XVI has met Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I in Turkey, on the second day of a landmark visit. Send your views.
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Turkey greets Pope Benedict on Tuesday for a four-day official visit, but the welcome will be distinctly cool due to simmering Muslim anger over his comments on Islam and his past opposition to Ankara's EU ambitions.
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Opposition groups said tens of   thousands of people would gather in Budapest on Saturday in the   biggest protest yet against Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc   Gyurcsany over his admission that he lied to the electorate.
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Thousands rally in Ankara to protest against a plan to allow women to wear the Islamic headscarf in universities.
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Pope Benedict starts one of the most delicate trips ever made by a pontiff on Tuesday when he travels to Turkey to face simmering anger sparked by his comments on Islam and his past opposition to Ankara's EU bid.
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Turks praised Pope Benedict on  Wednesday for moves to bridge the divide between Christians and  Muslims as he began the part of his Turkey trip that is devoted  to Christian issues.