Turkish call to prayer takes on a greater meaning during COVID

The World

In Muslim-majority Turkey, it's common to hear the call to prayer five times a day. But during the pandemic, it's also become common to hear a separate, more somber prayer that marks a death. In Istanbul, reporter Durrie Bouscaren speaks with one muezzin, the person who recites the call, about what the pandemic has meant for him.

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