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Turkish Parliament issues dual citizenship to Ahiska-Turks

Kazakhstan Materials 23 February 2009 16:06 (UTC +04:00)

Kazakhstan, Almaty, Feb. 23 / Trend corr R. Mashadihasanli /

The Turkish Parliament decided to issue dual citizenship to Ahiska-Turks, World Ahiska-Turks Union and National Center of Ahiska-Turks head Ziyaddin Ismikhanoglu told Trend .  

Ismikhanoglu said dual citizenship is offered in accordance with the Law on Turkish Citizenship over a course of 6 months after verifying the necessary documents.

Ahiska-Turks were deported from Georgia to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan in 1944.

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