Queen Elizabeth's visit to Turkey beginning today

Britain's Queen Elizabeth will begin a historic visit to Turkey today, her first in over 35 years. Accompanied by her husband Prince Philip and a delegation, the queen will arrive in Ankara in the evening and first visit the mausoleum of Turkish Republic founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. President Abdullah Gul and his wife will then receive the British monarch at the Cankaya Presidential Palace and host a state banquet in her honor. Tomorrow, the queen will travel to Bursa in northwestern Turkey , and on Thursday she will proceed to Istanbul to attend special events.