Anatolia news agency, Ankara,
13 Oct 06

TURKISH CONSUMERS UNION BOYCOTTS FRENCH PRODUCTS OVER GENOCIDE LAW

Istanbul, 13 October: "We start to boycott goods and services of
French origin with the products of Total company," Bulent Deniz,
Chairman of Consumers Union, said on Friday [13 October].

Deniz said: "As of today, we are going to boycott one French product
every week and show our reaction".

"By adopting the bill on making the denial of the so-called Armenian
genocide a crime, the French National Assembly expressed its
opposition to freedom of thought," Deniz said. He indicated that
"Consumers Union considered boycott as the last alternative, however
it had to be applied upon the developments".

"The boycott will continue increasingly until the law on the
so-called Armenian genocide is annulled," noted Deniz. "We will not
purchase fuel oil, lube oil, and LPG from the Total Company.

France will be the party that loses unless this unfortunate process
ends," Deniz said.

Deniz said: "A survey will be carried out on Saturday and Sunday to
assess the dimensions of the boycott and it will be made public."