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Mullen Visits Ankara, Turkey

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen walks down steps with Chief of the Turkish General Staff Gen. Ilker Basburg during a farewell ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 15, 2008. Mullen and Basburg met to discuss cooperation between the two countries.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen meets with Turkish President Abdullah Gul in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 15, 2008.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen walks behind a procession of Turkish military troops carrying a ceremonial wreath at Anitkabir in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 15, 2008. Mullen laid a wreath at the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the country's first president.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen watches as Turkish military troops lay a wreath at Anitkabir in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 15, 2008. The ceremony honors Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the country's first president.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen salutes during the Turkish national anthem at Anitkabir in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 15, 2008.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen signs a guest book at Anitkabir in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 15, 2008.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen responds to a question during a press conference at the home of the U.S. ambassador to Turkey in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 14, 2008. Mullen talked to the press after discussing U.S.-Turkish matters with the Turkish president.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen walks down steps with Chief of the Turkish General Staff Gen. Ilker Basburg during a farewell ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 15, 2008. Mullen and Basburg met to discuss cooperation between the two countries.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam M. Stump