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    TURKISH INTELLECTUALS CONDEMN ANTI-ARMENIAN STATEMENTS IN TEXTBOOKS

    13:19 01/10/2014 >> SOCIETY

    A group of Turkish academics, journalists, artists and intellectuals
    have released a statement condemning in the harshest terms what
    they define as expressions that include "open hatred and hostility"
    towards Armenians in Turkish schoolbooks, which were recently exposed
    by the newspapers Agos and Taraf, Today's Zaman reported.

    The two newspapers recently published reports on hateful remarks
    targeting Armenians in the textbooks used in history classes.

    A letter accompanying the text of the condemnation, written by
    historian Taner Akcam, notes that including such expressions as lesson
    material to teach children is a disgrace.

    The signees said textbooks in schools should seek to encourage feelings
    of peace, solidarity and living together over inciting hatred towards
    different religious and cultural groups, Akcam said. He further wrote:
    "Standing with integrity in the face of history is the prerequisite for
    establishing the future on the foundations of friendship and peace. I
    do hope that this signature campaign will be taken as a scream from
    all of us for the publication of textbooks that we would like to see."

    The statement said: "The revolutions history and history textbooks
    should be collected immediately, with an apology issued to everyone
    and particularly to Armenian students. This is where the path to
    Turkish-Armenian peace lies, at this time when we are approaching
    2015." Revolutions history classes teach students the reforms carried
    out by the first government of Turkey after the end of the Ottoman
    Empire.

    The signatories include some of Turkey's most respected writers
    and journalists.

    Source: Panorama.am

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