"Turkish alcohol company orders recall of product following deaths
Updated at 11:12 on March 7, 2005, EST.
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - A Turkish alcohol company on Monday ordered the recall of millions of bottles of Turkish liquor as the death toll from a bootleg version of the drink rose to at least 17.
Galip Yorgancioglu, chief executive of Mey Drinks, told a news conference in Istanbul that the company was recalling all 0.7-litre bottles of Tekel brand raki, a popular anise-flavoured drink. Other sizes and brands would remain on shelves. "
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