Turks in Lebanon name with the Future Movement, its office sustained damage during the 7 May 2008 armed clashes in Beirut between pro-Hariri and pro-Hezbollah forces. The Future Youth Association organises Turkish language classes in Beirut using teachers sent from Turkey’s Ministry of Education. The turnout for these classes have so far exceeded expectations, with many Lebanese of Turkish origin attending classes. Turks in Lebanon Turks in Lebanon, also known as Lebanese Turks (), are people of Turkish ancestry that live in Lebanon. Turks have been present in Lebanon ever since Ottoman rule of the region. Lebanon became part of the Ottoman Empire
French people in Lebanon two are - at least partially - living in Lebanon, none from the two main parties. At the French National Assembly, there were two French Lebanese deputies for the 2007-2012 mandate, Henri Jibrayel (member of the Socialist Party) and Élie Aboud (born in Beirut in 1959, member of the Union for a Popular Movement). In the 2007-2012 Union for a Popular Movement governments, there was a French Lebanese member, Éric Besson, whose mother is Lebanese. French people in Lebanon French people in Lebanon (or French Lebanese) are the French citizens (about 21,000 persons) living in Lebanon, including many binationals and