A group of Turkish intellectuals has made a statement condemning contents in history textbooks in Turkey.
According to Ermenihaber, over 50 intellectuals have signed the statement saying that the new history textbooks in Turkey contain phrases and wordings that stir up hatred and enmity towards Armenians. The intellectuals suggest removing such phrases from the textbooks and apologizing to Armenian students.
Historian Taner Akcam, came out on behalf of the group of intellectuals. He stressed the importance of drafting textbooks that call for peace and friendships, tell the truth and not lie. Besides Akcam, Baskin Oran, Ayse Gunaysu, Ahmed Altan, Ali Nesin and many others signed the statement.