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Nazlan Ertan

Nazlan Ertan

May 21, 2020

An aerial view of the Suleymaniye Mosque on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, during a four-day curfew which was imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Istanbul, Turkey, April 24, 2020. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RC27BG98INXZ — An aerial view of the Suleymaniye Mosque on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, during a four-day curfew imposed to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, in Istanbul, Turkey, April 24, 2020. — REUTERS/Umit Bektas

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - MAY 18: Hagia Sophia and its surroundings remain empty during the third day of the 4-day coronavirus restrictions imposed to stem the novel COVID-19 pandemic in Istanbul, Turkey on May 18, 2020. (Photo by Erhan Sevenler/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

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In Izmir, reporting on culture

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Mahya master Ramazan Kizilkaya takes part in the installation of the mahya at the top of one of the minarets of Yeni New mosque, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Istanbul, Turkey, April 27, 2020. Picture taken April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RC2LDG9HE58T

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Nazlan Ertan

In Izmir, reporting on culture