Turkey to grant MILLIONS of Syrian refugees citizenship as it ramps up bid to join EU

 

MILLIONS of refugees taken in by Turkey over the last five years will be offered citizenship, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

By CHARLIE PEAT

PUBLISHED: 00:00, Mon, Jul 4, 2016 | UPDATED: 00:02, Mon, Jul 4, 2016

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Turkey will offer millions of Syrian refugees citizenship

The country, which is currently in talks to join the European Union, has taken at least 2.7million Syrians into its shelters.

Speaking in Kilis province, south Turkey, which hosts 120,000 Syrians, Erdogan said: "There are steps our interior ministry has taken on the issue.