child has a right to a legal identity and nationality, which is entrenched under Article 7 of the CRC and other instruments. This is a core principle of international law, which, if applied in a comprehensive and non-discriminatory manner, would result in the prevention and reduction of statelessness. Recommendations 30. Based on the above information, the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion and European Network on Statelessness urge reviewing States to make the following recommendations to Turkey: I. Repeal Decree 680, which provides for the arbitrary deprivation of nationality of Turkish citizens living abroad, and protect the right to a nationality of all persons. II. Immediately cease from using deprivation of nationality as a penal measure and comply with all obligations under international law. III. Ensure that all Turkish citizens living abroad receive consular assistance without discrimination, in particular, the issuance of birth certificates, national identification and passports. IV. Take all necessary steps to ensure the right to an effective remedy for all persons who have been arbitrarily deprived of their nationality and access to consular services. This includes restitution, compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction and guarantees of non-repetition. V. Protect every child’s right to a nationality by ensuring that existing provisions in the Citizenship Law providing for automatic acquisition of Turkish nationality at birth by children born on the territory to stateless or unknown parents, or parents who cannot pass on their nationality, are comprehensively implemented in practice without discrimination. VI. Take all necessary steps to address barriers to accessing birth registration in order to ensure that no child is left behind, and that Syrian refugees have easy access to and information about birth registration procedures. VII. Create pathways to nationality and facilitated naturalisation for stateless children in Turkey. VIII. Accede to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. 7