Based on this information, write a new short title in English: Parents protested on the grounds that the textbooks were problematic. Minister Çavuşoğlu promised that the problematic sections would be discussed again.

A group of parents organized under the name of the Struggle Movement for Secular Democratic Education; They protested in front of the Ministry of National Education on the grounds that there were problems in some sections of the textbooks.

The Turkish Cypriot Teachers’ Union and the Turkish Cypriot Secondary Education Teachers’ Union also supported the action, which was stated to have been carried out “in order to stop the attacks on the right to secular education.”

After the speeches made at the protest, he asked the Minister of National Education, Nazım Çavuşoğlu, to come down, but when Minister Çavuşoğlu came down, he was met with a reaction.

During the protest, where tension rose from time to time, a group of parents met with Minister Çavuşoğlu.

After the meeting, Melek Arabacıoğlu, speaking on behalf of the parents of the Movement for Struggle for Secular Democratic Education, said that they conveyed their problems about the books to Minister Çavuşoğlu, and that there were incidents that went beyond the purpose of the action from time to time and that they, as parents, never accepted them.

Stating that they received the promise from Minister Nazım Çavuşoğlu that the books would be reviewed, Arabacıoğlu also stated that they would do the necessary follow-up.

Minister of National Education Nazım Çavuşoğlu stated that he went out during the protest to be with them out of respect for the protesters and said, “Some of our friends wanted to justify themselves by not making a promise to the office to which they shouted slogans, with their habitual attitude. “Most of these behaviors were committed by my teacher friends, I condemn them,” he said.

Minister Çavuşoğlu stated that he, too, is one of the Turkish Cypriot people, grew up in this culture, and has Ataturkist thoughts, and emphasized that the Turkish Cypriot people are Ataturkist and secular.

Minister Çavuşoğlu noted that the new books were completed in 2018, in accordance with the signed protocol, with a joint work by the Ministry of National Education Board of Education and the Turkish Ministry of National Education Board of Education and Discipline, and stated that the books have not yet arrived.

Minister Çavuşoğlu also noted that the problematic parts of the books will be re-examined.
“Some friends expressed their opinions about these books, and I, as an individual of this country and as the Minister of Education, will evaluate these ideas. According to the information given to me by the Board of Education, I said that I stand behind these books, but the parents say the opposite, so the books will be examined again when they reach us from the port.”

Minister Çavuşoğlu also reiterated that they are open to dialogue and noted that the sections of the books that are complained about will be discussed again and that parents will be present at every point of this process.