"Ramadan drummer of Istanbul hopes the beat will go on
Drummers fear for future of tradition dating back to Ottoman times in which they wake people for pre-dawn meal of Sahur
Just after two o'clock in the morning, Carli arranges his red velvet costume one last time. "The first night is always exciting", he says.
He is one of Istanbul's last few Ramadan drummers: upholders of a tradition going back to Ottoman times, they walk the streets with their drums, waking the inhabitants in time for Sahur, the last meal before a long day of fasting that starts with the call to prayer at sunrise."
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