The decision of President Emmanuel Macron to call into question the courses of language and culture of origin, given in French public schools, essentially targets “the Islamo-nationalist propaganda” of the Ankara officials who provide this type of course to 15,600 young people. Franco-Turkish.

In retaliation, the French education ministry fears that French high schools in Turkey will find themselves in the crosshairs of President Erdogan, especially through zealous and untimely administrative pressure and controls.

However, one major factor could protect French high schools from Erdogan’s wrath: many executives from his party, the AKP, educate their children there!