INTERIOR MINISTRY ACCEPTS DEMAND OF FRENCH HISTORIAN TO ACQUIRE TURKISH CITIZENSHIP
Anatolian Times, Turkey
Dec 28 2006
ANKARA - Turkish Interior Ministry accepted the demand of French
historian Jean Michel Thibaux who applied to acquire Turkish
citizenship in protest of a recent French bill that criminalizes any
denial of so-called Armenian genocide.
Officials of Interior Ministry told A.A that the Ministry accepted
the application of Thibaux and then presented it to the Council
of Ministers.
After the Council of Ministers approves the application, Thibaux will
become Turkish citizen and use the name and surname "Atakan Turk".
Anatolian Times, Turkey
Dec 28 2006
ANKARA - Turkish Interior Ministry accepted the demand of French
historian Jean Michel Thibaux who applied to acquire Turkish
citizenship in protest of a recent French bill that criminalizes any
denial of so-called Armenian genocide.
Officials of Interior Ministry told A.A that the Ministry accepted
the application of Thibaux and then presented it to the Council
of Ministers.
After the Council of Ministers approves the application, Thibaux will
become Turkish citizen and use the name and surname "Atakan Turk".