Expect a warm welcome for Barack Obama in Turkey, on his first presidential visit to a Muslim country

When Obama arrives in Turkey on Sunday night for a two-day visit to this capital city and Istanbul, he will find a nation of nearly 72 million Muslims almost giddy at the prospect of improved relations with the United States after years of tension with the Bush administration ... By making a high-profile visit to this proudly secular, predominantly Muslim nation on his first overseas trip, Obama is signaling Turkey's strategic importance as a bridge between the West and the Middle East ... During his visit, Obama will address the Turkish parliament -- the first U.S. president to do so since Bill Clinton in 1999 -- and meet with religious leaders. He will also make high-profile visits to the tomb of secularist national founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Ankara and the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, one of Islam's most stunning sites ... "People believe Obama has warmer feelings toward the Muslim world and the relationship will be different," said Emre Erdogan, head of Infakto. "And his middle name is Hussein!"