As thousands of Muslims protest against this week's visit by Pope Benedict XVI to Turkey following his comments on Islam and Ankara's EU bid, the Vatican's chief spokesman in Istanbul tells EUobserver the Muslim country belongs in Europe and opposition towards it is based on fear of the unknown.
Over 25,000 people gathered in Istanbul on Sunday (26 November) in a demonstration against the visit by the leader of the Roman Catholic church starting in Ankara on Tuesday, shouting "Don't com...
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