UNION OF TURKISH ASSOCIATIONS IN EUROPE PROTESTS FRANCE

Anatolian Times, Turkey
Oct 30 2006

BERLIN – The Union of Turkish Associations in Europe laid black
wreaths in front of French consulates general in four German cities
–Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Munich and Stuttgart– to protest the bill
criminalizing denial of so-called Armenian genocide that was approved
by French national assembly on October 12th, 2006.

Recep Yildirim, chairman of the Union of Turkish Associations in
Europe, said that France, which defended human rights and freedom of
expression, has blackened its history due to adoption of the bill.

Yildirim added, "we hope that the bill will not be approved in the
Senate."