BBC: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has highlighted what he says are the strong links between Iran and Turkey ahead of a two-day visit there.
It is his first official visit there since taking office three years ago.
Speaking to reporters at Tehran airport, he said relations had gained momentum since the Islamic Revolution in Iran nearly three decades ago.
The two countries are expected to sign a deal to supply more Iranian gas to Turkey - a close Nato and US ally.
The visit has already provoked controversy in the press over the usual protocol of foreign leaders visiting the mausoleum of the founder of the Turkish republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, says the BBC's Pam O'Toole.
Turkish media have speculated Mr Ahmadinejad is holding talks in Istanbul rather than Ankara to sidestep paying respects to Ataturk, a champion of secularism. Iran President Hails Turkish Ties >>> | August 14, 2008
NZZ Online:
Irans Präsident Ahmadinejad zu Besuch in der Türkei: Gespräche über Atomprogramm und wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit | 14. August 2008
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