I like the raw video better most of the time, no chit chat by vapid announcers.
April 6 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama, seeking to reaffirm the U.S. commitment to its alliance with Turkey, took part in a wreath-laying ceremony in Ankara today to honor the founder of the modern Turkish state.
“I am honored to pay tribute to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk,” Obama wrote in a visitors’ book at Ataturk’s tomb, praising him for putting Turkey on “the path to democracy.” The Turkish leader’s “legacy continues to inspire generations around the world,” Obama wrote.
Obama arrived in Ankara last night on the first stop of a two-day trip to Turkey, his first as president to a Muslim country. The president’s visit is meant to “strengthen and demonstrate” an important relationship for the U.S., Robert Gibbs, Obama’s spokesman, told reporters.
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