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Anatolia News Agency, Turkey
Jan 27 2008
Turkish NGO's, envoy protest over Armenian claims in school
curriculum in Canada
Toronto, 27 January: The inclusion of Armenian allegations regarding
incidents of 1915 in high school curriculums in Toronto under the
title "genocide in history and present" ,created wide reaction.
Turkish civil organizations in Toronto and the region protested the
decision of the Toronto Public Schools Administration. Civil
organizations of people from Muslim countries also support the
petition campaign.
The platform formed by civil organizations, warned that this would
endanger lives of Turkish students, and asked the decision to be
cancelled.
10,000 signatures were collected at the petition campaign started
over the internet.
Turkey's ambassador to Ottawa Aydemir Erman said he expressed his
reaction to PM Stephen Harper and other federal and state officials.
Jan 27 2008
Turkish NGO's, envoy protest over Armenian claims in school
curriculum in Canada
Toronto, 27 January: The inclusion of Armenian allegations regarding
incidents of 1915 in high school curriculums in Toronto under the
title "genocide in history and present" ,created wide reaction.
Turkish civil organizations in Toronto and the region protested the
decision of the Toronto Public Schools Administration. Civil
organizations of people from Muslim countries also support the
petition campaign.
The platform formed by civil organizations, warned that this would
endanger lives of Turkish students, and asked the decision to be
cancelled.
10,000 signatures were collected at the petition campaign started
over the internet.
Turkey's ambassador to Ottawa Aydemir Erman said he expressed his
reaction to PM Stephen Harper and other federal and state officials.