Ankara--the president of Turkey has invited Pope Benedict to visit his country in 2006.
Ankara Ankara (ăng`kərə, Turk. äng`kärä), city (1990 pop. 2,533,209), capital of Turkey and Ankara prov., W central Turkey, at an elevation of c.3,000 ft (910 m). Turkey's largest city after Istanbul, Ankara is primarily an administrative city, but it is also an important commercial, industrial, and cultural center. -- The president of Turkey has invited Pope Benedict to visit his country in 2006. The foreign minister said that the president "follows closely the efforts displayed by Benedict XVI Benedict XVI, 1927–, pope (2005–) and Roman Catholic theologian, a German (b. Marktl am Inn, Bavaria) named Josef (or Joseph) Alois Ratzinger; successor of John Paul II. He entered the seminary in 1939, but his training was interrupted by World War II. Drafted (1943) into the antiaircraft corps and then into the infantry, he later deserted (1945) and was briefly a prisoner of war. to reinforce dialogue and tolerance between religions." The Pope has accepted the invitation, and is expected to raise the question of juridical recognition of the Church in Turkey, which has not yet taken place.
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