Photostream : German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Istanbul

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel waves to tourists as she leaves the Blue Mosque during a visit to the old city of Istanbul March 30, 2010.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel poses with German State Minister Maria Boehmer (L) and Turkish Minister of Culture Ertugrul Gunay (R) in front of the Ottoman-era Sultanahmet Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, in Istanbul March 30, 2010. Boehmer is the minister responsible for immigration, refugees and integration.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) visits the Ottoman-era Sultanahmet Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, in Istanbul March 30, 2010.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) visits the Ottoman-era Sultanahmet Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, in Istanbul March 30, 2010.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) is guided around the Ottoman-era Sultanahmet Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, in Istanbul March 30, 2010.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) leaves the Blue Mosque in Istanbul on March 30, 2010. Merkel arrived on March 29 for a two-day visit, overshadowed by barb-trading over Turkey’s troubled EU membership bid and the Turkish immigrant community in Germany.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) leaves the Blue Mosque flanked by officials during a visit to the old city of Istanbul March 30, 2010.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) leaves the Blue Mosque in Istanbul on March 30, 2010. Merkel arrived on March 29 for a two-day visit, overshadowed by barb-trading over Turkey's troubled EU membership bid and the Turkish immigrant community in Germany.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) leaves the Blue Mosque in Istanbul on March 30, 2010. Merkel arrived on March 29 for a two-day visit, overshadowed by barb-trading over Turkey’s troubled EU membership bid and the Turkish immigrant community in Germany.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel signs the guestbook after visiting the Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul on March 30, 2010. Merkel arrived on March 29 for a two-day visit, overshadowed by barb-trading over Turkey's troubled EU membership bid and the Turkish immigrant community in Germany.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel signs the guestbook after visiting the Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul on March 30, 2010. Merkel arrived on March 29 for a two-day visit, overshadowed by barb-trading over Turkey’s troubled EU membership bid and the Turkish immigrant community in Germany.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) meets with students at the German High School in Istanbul March 30, 2010.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) meets with students at the German High School in Istanbul March 30, 2010.