Emine Erdogan, wife of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan poses with Aisha Muammar Gaddafi, daughter of the Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, left, Fauzia Gilani, wife of Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, second left, Asma Assad, wife of Syrian President Bashar Assad, third left, Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned, wife of Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, fourth left, Queen Rania, wife of Jordan’s King Abdullah, third right, Wafaa Suleyman, wife of the Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, second right, and Vice speaker of the Azerbaijani parliament Bahar Muradova, right, during a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009. First ladies from Middle Eastern countries on Saturday called on Israel to halt attacks, withdraw troops and end its blockade on the Gaza strip. The wives of the leaders, meeting in Istanbul, also made an emotional plea for international aid to help women and children in the stricken region.