Outrage in Berlin as German-funded school in Turkey ‘bans mention of Christmas’

‘Berlin says it would raise a “completely unacceptable” issue with Ankara after reports emerged that teachers at elite gymnasium in Istanbul, co-funded by the German government, were ordered to stop telling students anything about Christmas rites.
“It is a great pity that the good tradition of the intercultural exchange in the pre-Christmas period was suspended at a school with a long history of German-Turkish tradition,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday, referring to the claims by German teachers in the prestigious Lisesi High School, which is supported by the German government.
The teachers said that they were reprimanded by the school’s Turkish administration for bringing up Christmas-related topics in class.’
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