Murad (cigarette)

[1] In the early 1900s, manufactures of Turkish cigarettes tripled their sales and became legitimate competitors to leading brands.

The New York-based Greek tobacconist Soterios Anargyros produced the hand-rolled Murad cigarettes, made of pure Turkish tobacco.

[3] Murad referenced the Oriental roots of their Turkish tobacco blends through pack art and advertising images.

[4] Surely one of the most gorgeously over-the-top ad campaigns for any cigarette was the long-running series for Murad brand made by Rea Irvin.

Nevertheless, due to the rise of American cigarettes, cigarettes containing only Turkish tobacco, like Murad, Fatima, Helmar, Balkan Sobranie or those supplied by urban tobacconists like Fribourg & Treyer or Sullivan Powell in London, are no longer available.