On a traffic-choked boulevard in Ankara, in central Anatolia, the bleeping of car horns and the rattle of buses mix with the muezzin's airy call to evening prayer. Is this the sound of a new Europe? Perhaps. But for Pope Benedict XVI, who arrives in the city today for his first visit to a Muslim-majority country, that's a problem.

He is yet to arrive, but Turks are already protesting. Pope Benedict XVI on November 28 kicks off a controversial, four-day visit to Turkey, his first trip to a mostly Muslim country.

Thousands of demonstrators are gathering in Istanbul today to protest against Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming visit to Turkey: a predominantly Muslim country.

In continuation of the inter-faith and inter-religious dialogues initiated by the Armenian Church, His Excellency Sheikh Ahmad Badr Ad-Din Hassoun, the Mufti of Aleppo and spiritual leader of the Muslims of the Syrian Arab Republic, traveled to Armenia last month upon the invitation of the Catholicos of All Armenians.

Turkey must be ready for Pope Benedict 16th visit to Ankara and Istanbul starting November 28, which, according to the Turkish "Radikal," will be rather difficult.