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Saturday, January 15, 2005

Turkey Riled by the Case of the Necklace

"Turkey Riled by the Case of the Necklace
By Amberin Zaman, Special to The Times

ANKARA, Turkey � A diamond-studded choker with coral and amethyst-tipped sprays has tarnished the image of popular Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is facing widespread criticism after he and his wife accepted the piece from a Turkish jeweler during an official trip to Moscow this week.

'Give It Back,' screamed the liberal daily Radikal in a front-page headline Friday. 'The Gift Crisis,' said the pro-establishment daily Milliyet, which carried a close-up photo of the necklace and another of the prime minister's wife, Emine, wearing a white fur-trimmed coat and matching Islamic style head scarf."

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