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Sunday, September 14, 2008

Collector's Corner: Turkish Muğla dolls in demand across the world

"Turkish Muğla dolls in demand across the world

Rag dolls made by a prominent artist in the Marmaris district of Muğla featuring characteristics of the traditional dress of the local people have gained worldwide renown.

The dolls are adorned with shoes, socks and duplicate jewels, making them a collectors' favorite. Hundreds of people from the United States, Croatia, Greece, Germany, Italy, France and Turkey have added Muğla dolls to their collections by paying YTL 130 for one doll. Receiving orders from the United States via the Internet, Dürüst, 40, works day and night to make new dolls, as each takes about four days."

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