1 8 9 7 , ▁rest oration ▁work ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁min aret ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Mon uments ▁according ▁to ▁plans ▁of ▁Ist ván ▁M öll er . ▁The ▁National ▁Monument ary ▁Ins pect or ate ▁again ▁carried ▁out ▁some ▁minor ▁conservation ▁work ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁past , ▁the ▁min aret ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁occupation . ▁Today , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁celebrated ▁monument ▁of ▁the ▁good ▁relations ▁between ▁Hung ary ▁and ▁Turkey . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁Turkish ▁national ▁named ▁Dem ir ▁H ik met ▁was ▁permitted ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁m ue zz in ▁( Call er ) ▁of ▁the ▁min aret ▁and ▁perform ▁the ▁Ad han ▁or ▁Muslim ▁call ▁to ▁prayer ▁after ▁ 3 2 7 ▁years . ▁Dem ir ▁H ik met ▁clim bed ▁the ▁tower ▁three ▁times ▁a ▁week ▁in ▁a ▁sil k ▁c aft an ▁and ▁rec ited ▁the ▁call ▁to ▁prayer ▁from ▁the ▁tower ▁bal con y . ▁ ▁The ▁min aret ▁was ▁renov ated ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁due ▁to ▁d eter ior ation ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁which ▁had ▁greatly ▁reduced ▁its ▁load - b ear ing ▁capacity ▁and ▁placed ▁the ▁monument ▁in ▁danger . ▁It ▁was ▁closed ▁for ▁visitors ▁for ▁during ▁the ▁renov ation ▁and ▁opened ▁again ▁in ▁Summer ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁During ▁the ▁renov ation ▁expert ▁had ▁found ▁cer am ic ▁d ishes ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Turkish