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FRENCH COLLEGE ASKS TURKISH PARENTS "NOT TO EXAGGERATE" CARICATURE LINKED WITH TURKEY, ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
news.am
May 04, 2012 | 05:37
The administration of Anatole France School in Montbeliard, France,
asked the School's Turkish parents "not to exaggerate" the story of the
caricature linked with the Armenian Genocide issue, Nouvelles d'Armenie
magazine of France informs, referring to Anadolu News Agency of Turkey.
During their meeting with the parents and the members from the Turkish
COJEP International Association, the college's administration advised
the parents to "not look for evil intentions," and stated that the
crisis was caused by the teacher's unprofessionalism, who had selected
a caricature for the class.
According to the School administration, the teacher had simply printed
that caricature from the Internet, distributed it to the students,
and assigned them to interpret the caricature and conclude why Turkey
cannot become an EU member.
To note, the aforesaid teacher showed a caricature which depicted
a mustached man-representing Turkey-carrying a sack full of human
skulls. The sack symbolizes Turkey carrying the skulls and with
the inscription: "Armenian Genocide." The person standing nearby
represents France. The man with the sack is climbing the mountain
with an EU flag atop.
As a result, the Turkish students' parents had filed a complaint with
the French Education Ministry and the organization for the protection
of the rights of foreigners.
news.am
May 04, 2012 | 05:37
The administration of Anatole France School in Montbeliard, France,
asked the School's Turkish parents "not to exaggerate" the story of the
caricature linked with the Armenian Genocide issue, Nouvelles d'Armenie
magazine of France informs, referring to Anadolu News Agency of Turkey.
During their meeting with the parents and the members from the Turkish
COJEP International Association, the college's administration advised
the parents to "not look for evil intentions," and stated that the
crisis was caused by the teacher's unprofessionalism, who had selected
a caricature for the class.
According to the School administration, the teacher had simply printed
that caricature from the Internet, distributed it to the students,
and assigned them to interpret the caricature and conclude why Turkey
cannot become an EU member.
To note, the aforesaid teacher showed a caricature which depicted
a mustached man-representing Turkey-carrying a sack full of human
skulls. The sack symbolizes Turkey carrying the skulls and with
the inscription: "Armenian Genocide." The person standing nearby
represents France. The man with the sack is climbing the mountain
with an EU flag atop.
As a result, the Turkish students' parents had filed a complaint with
the French Education Ministry and the organization for the protection
of the rights of foreigners.