text: Italian prime minister to visit Turkey . ANKARA 1996-08-28 Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi will pay a one-day working visit to Turkey on September 3 , the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday . " Both countries ' governments were formed recently . This visit will create a direct contact opportunity for the two parties to express their views , " spokesman Omer Akbel told a news briefing . The Italian prime minister , in office since May 18 , will be the first Western leader to meet Islamist Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan since he came to power on June 28 . Prodi will also meet President Suleyman Demirel and Foreign Minister Tansu Ciller , Akbel said .