Turkish Mayor Says No Dole, No Bananas
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IZMIR, Turkey — A mayor who doesn’t like Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole banned the sale of Dole bananas in his town, claiming Friday that the senator owns the fruit company.
Turks accuse Dole (R-Kan.) of being anti-Turkish and blame him for an attempt in Congress to deny U.S. aid to Turkey for refusing to let relief supplies for Armenian refugees pass through the country.
Mayor Burhanettin Ozfatura claimed that Dole is the owner of the banana company, the private television channel Kanal D reported. Dole Food Co., based in California, has no connection to the senator, company spokesman Tom Pernice said.
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