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23 February 2009 - 12:36 AMT

Meskhetian Turks can be granted dual citizenship

The Turkish parliament has decided to grant dual citizenship to Meskhetian Turks.

The citizenship will be granted after verification of the documents within 6 months, Trend Azeri news agency reports.

Meskhetian Turks were expelled from Georgia to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan in 1944.