Turkey

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Starting a three day official visit to Jordan, the President of Turkey Abdullah Gul and his spouse met with their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania, on Tuesday.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Istanbul) Common global humanity, dangerous stereotypes and the need for greater understanding through human-to-human interaction were the focal areas of discussion between Queen Rania and a group of young Turkish men and women during a televised roundtable in Istanbul last week, entitled "Youth as a Bridge – Setting the Agenda for Dialogue".

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Istanbul) During a meeting hosted by Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah said the donor community should channel all their efforts through UNRWA to make sure that Gazans get the aid they need.

Queen Rania joined Syria's Asma Assad, Qatar's Sheikha Mozah, Lebanon's Wafaa Sleiman, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's daughter, Aisha, the Pakistani prime minister's wife and other prominent figures to appeal for an end to the two-week old conflict in the Gaza Strip.

(Office of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah-Press Department) Programs offered by the Mother Child Education Foundation (AÇEV) were the focus of a meeting between Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah and ACEV General Manager Izin Ozygine, on Monday.