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    A TURKISH EDUCATION UNION HAS PRESSED CHARGES OVER THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANTI-SEMITIC BOOKS TO SCHOOLS IN ISTANBUL'S MALTEPE DISTRICT, THE DAILY RADIKAL REPORTED.

    SBS
    Oct 23 2012
    Australia

    ISTANBUL - A Turkish education union has pressed charges over the
    distribution of anti-Semitic books to schools in Istanbul's Maltepe
    district, the daily Radikal reported.

    "The books include phrases that are unscientific, anti-Semitic,
    anti-Armenian and humiliate Christians, non-religious people and
    people with a left-wing philosophy," read a statement issued by the
    Egitim-Sen union. The organization has accused the editor of carrying
    out a " Hate Crime," Kehaber reports.

    The book in question depict Charles Darwin as a Jewish man with a
    big nose, who keeps company with monkeys, according to the Financial
    Times. Over 1,000 copies of the book were handed out to primary school
    children for free.

    Ahmet Sirri Arvas, the editor of the books, spoke to Radikal about
    the incident, saying that a few friends put the content together,
    which is what lead to such terms being used. "The books were only
    handed out to 1000 children and will be amended to meet professional
    standards as soon as possible," he said.

    The Egitim Sen Union has taken legal action again Arvas. "We want the
    books impounded, and all those responsible held accountable for their
    part in their distribution into the hands of 10-year-old children,"
    said Mehmet Aydogan, chief of the union's Istanbul bureau.

    Aydogan has criticized the publisher for discrediting artists worldwide
    and forcing students to think unscientifically.

    http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1704201/Anti-semitic-school-books-spark-outrage-in-Turkey

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