10 February 2012, 19:07 (GMT+04:00)

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Turkish president due to France

Turkish President Abdullah Gul will pay an official visit to France on Oct.7, the Journal of Turkish Weekly reported.

Gul will attend activities within the scope of "Season of Turkey" in Paris.

"Season of Turkey" began in France on June 30 and it will last about nine months. More than 300 art and culture events promoting Turkey will take place in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Strasbourg and some other French cities during the "Season of Turkey" organized with a 30 million Euro budget.

A total of 880,000 French people visited Turkey last year, and almost 400,000 Turkish citizens are living in France.

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