Turkish organizations of France have spoken out against the decision of France to include a chapter on Armenian Genocide in French textbooks in the new school year, Turkish news website Sondakika.com reported.
Describing the decision as unacceptable, Turkish organizations urged French President Francois Hollande’s administration to tackle the issue.
Cavit Kutlu, head of St. Louis France-Turkey friendship group in Switzerland, said, “We as a Turkish community should gather and think about our future plans.”
To recap, the French Ministry of Education has decided to include chapters on Armenian Genocide in history and geography textbooks for French secondary schools