Story highlights More than 2.7 million Syrian refugees live in Turkey

Citizenship would make it easier for them to go to school and get jobs

(CNN) Syrian refugees living in Turkey will have the chance to become citizens, Turkey's President says.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed refugees during a speech in the southern town of Kilis, which borders Syria and is home to tens of thousands of migrants.

"We will give the chance to [acquire] citizenship by helping out these brothers and sisters by monitoring through offices set up by the ministry," Erdogan said Saturday, according to state-run Anadolu news agency.

By offering refugees citizenship, Turkey would make it easier for them to get jobs or attend school.