Dutch Queen Beatrix arrives in Turkey
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands arrived in Ankara Tuesday for a four-day official visit, the first made by the Dutch monarch to Turkey. Beatrix was scheduled to meet with President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during her stay. She was also scheduled to visit Istanbul and the central Turkey city of Kayseri.The queen started her visit to Turkey by visiting the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the modern Turkish republic.
The Netherlands has a substantial ethnic-Turkish minority and despite a recent rise in anti-Muslim sentiment in Holland, Turkish-Dutch ties are considered to be strong.
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