With reference to Cologne consider following statements It is a perfume that originated in the ...........

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With reference to Cologne, consider following statements

It is a perfume that originated in the Cologne city in Germany, and has for more than a century been a highly popular accessory in Turkey.
It is known to be effective in killing off germs, and thus serves as a useful hand disinfectant in Turkey.
It became popular in the country due to its 19th century Ottoman ruler Abdul Hamid II.

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Recently, in Turkey, cologne/Kolonya, a liquid solution is rapidly disappearing from shelves, amid COVID-19 outbreak.
Eau de Cologne, or simply cologne, is a perfume that originated in the Cologne city in Germany, and has for more than a century been a highly popular accessory in Turkey.
Cologne became popular in the country due to its 19th century Ottoman ruler Abdul Hamid II.
Soon, the accessory became part of Turkish lifestyle and crept into Turkish vocabulary, getting ‘Kolonya’ as its local name.
Kolonya’s high content of alcohol (around 60 per cent) is known to be effective in killing off germs, and thus serves as a useful hand disinfectant.

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