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Can Syrian refugees in Turkey benefit from amendment to citizenship law?

The Turkish decision to ease some requirements to apply for Turkish citizenship will not help a large number of Syrian refugees in Turkey as they cannot meet the conditions required.

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Syrian refugee Omer Muhlec (L) carries his one-year-old nephew Cafer as he stands in front of his tent with his brother Ahmet Muhlec (R) in Nizip refugee camp, near the Turkish-Syrian border, Gaziantep province, Turkey, Nov. 30, 2016. — REUTERS/Umit Bektas

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