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Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Asia Times Online :: Middle East News - The Turkish lingerie caper

"The Turkish lingerie caper
By Fazile Zahir

FETHIYE, Turkey - In a country more usually concerned with questions of outerwear (headscarves, veils and so on), underwear rarely gets a look in. What a man or woman chooses to don beneath his or her clothes is considered a matter of private interest. But one news story broke with tradition last week and aired one particular trade union's dirty linen. The front page of Hurriyet was pasted with pictures of bras and knickers, all of which make for good and eye-catching space fillers in the quiet season when parliament is closed. "

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