ANKARA: The vast gates swung open and the host personally welcomed his distinguished visitor with all the pride of someone who has just acquired a new home.
Pope Francis on Friday (Saturday in Manila) became the first foreign dignitary to be received at President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's new presidential palace, one of the most controversial building projects in modern Turkey.
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