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Erdogan meets Pope Francis in Rome, with Kurds and Jerusalem on the agenda, as police enforce ban on protests | South China Morning Post
![Pope Francis meets with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Vatican on February 5, 2018. They talked about the war in Syria, the status of Jerusalem and the fight against terrorism. Pope Francis meets with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Vatican on February 5, 2018. They talked about the war in Syria, the status of Jerusalem and the fight against terrorism.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2DCW4X1/pope-francis-meets-with-turkeys-president-recep-tayyip-erdogan-at-the-vatican-on-february-5-2018-they-talked-about-the-war-in-syria-the-status-of-jerusalem-and-the-fight-against-terrorism-erdogan-is-the-first-turkish-president-to-visit-the-vatican-in-nearly-six-decades-francis-met-with-him-during-his-2014-trip-to-istanbul-photo-by-abacapresscom-2DCW4X1.jpg)
Pope Francis meets with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Vatican on February 5, 2018. They talked about the war in Syria, the status of Jerusalem and the fight against terrorism.
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Erdogan tries to boost Islamic credentials by meeting with Pope Francis over Jerusalem | Thomas Seibert | AW
![Pope Francis meets with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Vatican on February 5, 2018. They talked about the war in Syria, the status of Jerusalem and the fight against terrorism. Pope Francis meets with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Vatican on February 5, 2018. They talked about the war in Syria, the status of Jerusalem and the fight against terrorism.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2DCW4X4/pope-francis-meets-with-turkeys-president-recep-tayyip-erdogan-at-the-vatican-on-february-5-2018-they-talked-about-the-war-in-syria-the-status-of-jerusalem-and-the-fight-against-terrorism-erdogan-is-the-first-turkish-president-to-visit-the-vatican-in-nearly-six-decades-francis-met-with-him-during-his-2014-trip-to-istanbul-photo-by-abacapresscom-2DCW4X4.jpg)