Greek frigate HS Elli (L) and German frigate FGS Augsburg (R), part of a NATO...

Greek frigate HS Elli (L) and German frigate FGS Augsburg (R), part of a NATO flotilla, anchor off the Bosphorus in Istanbul during a visit by NATO's standing naval forces (STANAVFORMED) January 23, 2003. In the background is the Suleyman the Magnificient Mosque overlooking the Bosphorus from the Golden Horn hills. Iraq urged Turkey to reject U.S. requests for military support in any attack on Baghdad as NATO member Turkey holds a summit of foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Iran on Thursday to discuss ways of avoiding a potentially destabilising war.