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Description:<\/strong>
A uniquely designed soft pouch with a military theme. The top is light yellow with a repeating inscription ASKER<\/strong>, and in the center is a green silhouette of a soldier raising his hand in a gesture of greeting or respect. In the lower part is a bright camouflage<\/strong> color pattern in a combination of green, red and black tones. Clearly visible on top Turkish excise sticker with date 2003<\/strong>, and the length of the cigarettes indicated on the left side is 100mm<\/em>. The design is clearly inspired by patriotic symbolism and was intended exclusively for the local market, often associated with military-themed editions or limited productions for soldiers and veterans.<\/p>\n

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Value assessment:<\/strong>
Collectible value:<\/strong> Higher. "Asker" (Turkish: "warrior") is one of the rarer Tekel<\/em> brands with unique thematic designs. Such editions with military symbolism are considered niche today and are highly valued by Turkish and international collectors. Due to the limited production and the scarcity of surviving copies, their value is consistently increasing.<\/p>\n

Condition assessment:<\/strong> Very good - the package is unopened, with the original film and excise sticker; there are small surface stains typical of storage conditions.<\/p>\n

Historical data and popularity:<\/strong>
\u201eThe Asker series was created Tekel<\/em> factories as a special national cigarette line designed to emphasize the symbolism of the Turkish military and national pride. These packs were sold on the local market in limited quantities, often as part of a patriotic campaign. After Tekel<\/em> During the privatization (2003\u20132008), Asker was discontinued, so this 2003 example marks the final years of state production.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brand and name:<\/strong> Asker Filter
Size:<\/strong> 20 cigarettes (100 mm)
Country of manufacture:<\/strong> Turkey
Production period:<\/strong> 2003.
Package type:<\/strong> Soft pack<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":22280,"template":"","meta":{"_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_invoices":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[198],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-22332","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-turkey","7":"desktop-align-left","8":"tablet-align-left","9":"mobile-align-left","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"sale","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple","17":"add-to-wishlist-before_image"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/22332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/22332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22333,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/22332\/revisions\/22333"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=22332"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=22332"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colligatum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=22332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}