Behind the Scenes with Obama

The men's shoes sit on a mat inside the sacred shrine. The pair on the far right belongs to Obama. The pair in the middle belongs to Prime Minister Erdogan.
Callie Shell / Aurora for TIME

Inside the Blue Mosque
The men's shoes sit on a mat inside the sacred shrine. The pair on the far right belongs to Obama. The pair in the middle belongs to Prime Minister Erdogan. The two at the far left belong to security personnel.

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