> Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, wearing a head scarf, visits the Ottoman era Green mosque in
> Bursa, western Turkey, Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II began her first
> visit to Turkey in 37 years on Tuesday, praising the predominantly Muslim country's role as a
> bridge between West and the Islamic world. (AP Photo/Riza Ozel, Pool)
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> May 14, 2008
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> BURSA, Turkey—Queen Elizabeth II listened to a recital of the Quran at an Ottoman-era mosque
> Wednesday, the second day of a state visit to Turkey.
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> Her shoes removed and her head covered, the queen heard a religious scholar recite verses from
> the holy book at the 15th-century Green Mosque.
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> Earlier, the British monarch watched a traditional Ottoman shadow puppet show and a fashion
> show. She also visited a silk market in Bursa, a city that once was an Ottoman capital.
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> The queen is making her first visit to Turkey in nearly 37 years to highlight the importance
> Britain attaches to the predominantly Muslim country that is vying for European Union membership.
>
> On Tuesday, she praised Turkey's role as a bridge between the West and the Muslim world.
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