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Ayşe Hümeyra Ökten (1925, Istanbul – 2020, Medina) was a Turkish medical doctor. Specializing in internal medicine, Ökten provided healthcare services during Hajj seasons in Saudi Arabia from 1953 onward and spent many years living between Istanbul and Medina.Youth and EducationAyşe Hümeyra Ökten was born in 1925 in the Atikali neighborhood of Istanbul’s Fatih district. Her father, Mahmut Celaleddin Ökten, was involved in the establishment of imam-hatip schools, and her mother was Emine Mahmude

The 1979 Grand Mosque Seizure was the armed occupation of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on 20 November 1979. The Masjid al-Haram is Islam’s holiest site. The event began when approximately two hundred militants, led by Juhayman al-Utaybi, seized the Kaaba and announced the arrival of Muhammad al-Qahtani, whom they had declared to be the Mahdi.The approximately two-week siege ended with the intervention of Saudi security forces and specialized units supported by foreign assistance,