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Turkish, Syrian quake victims need papers to come to Germany - foreign ministry

FILE PHOTO: People work as Turkish community residents in Berlin, one of the world's largest communities outside of Turkey, use Titanic Chaussee Berlin hotel ballroom as a sort and distribution center to collect and pack donations to support victims of the deadly earthquake in Turkey, in Berlin, Germany, February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

With its large Turkish and Syrian communities, Germany offers the prospect of shelter and care to earthquake victims with relatives in the country - but only if they can fulfil existing visa requirements, the foreign ministry said on Monday.

Berlin's goal is to make it quicker and easier for such people to come to Germany within the existing framework, a ministry spokesperson said.

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