Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and invited guests at the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul on July 24, 2020 to attend the first Friday prayers there since it was converted back to mosque by his government. Turkish Presidential Service / AFP
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and invited guests at the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul on July 24, 2020 to attend the first Friday prayers there since it was converted back to mosque by his government. Turkish Presidential Service / AFP
President Erdogan said afterwards that reverting the 6th-century structure from a museum to a mosque 'was a dream of my youth'. Turkish Presidential Service / AFP
President Erdogan said afterwards that reverting the 6th-century structure from a museum to a mosque 'was a dream of my youth'. Turkish Presidential Service / AFP
About 500 dignitaries were invited to attend the inaugural Friday prayers at the converted mosque. Turkish Presidential Service / AFP
About 500 dignitaries were invited to attend the inaugural Friday prayers at the converted mosque. Turkish Presidential Service / AFP
The Turkish president estimated that about 350,000 worshippers converged on the mosque for the occasion. Turkish Presidential Service / AFP
The Turkish president estimated that about 350,000 worshippers converged on the mosque for the occasion. Turkish Presidential Service / AFP
The Hagia Sophia's famed Byzantine frescoes and mosaics were obscured by curtains during the prayers. Turkish Presidential Service / AFP
The Hagia Sophia's famed Byzantine frescoes and mosaics were obscured by curtains during the prayers. Turkish Presidential Service / AFP
A man wearing a t-shirt with the Turkish flag stands as people wait for the beginning of Friday prayers outside Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, after it was once again declared a mosque after 86 years, in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
A man wearing a t-shirt with the Turkish flag stands as people wait for the beginning of Friday prayers outside Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, after it was once again declared a mosque after 86 years, in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
People wait for the beginning of Friday prayers outside Hagia Sophia. Reuters
People wait for the beginning of Friday prayers outside Hagia Sophia. Reuters
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due attend the inaugural prayers. EPA
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due attend the inaugural prayers. EPA
The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the move was the 'yearning of our people'. EPA
The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the move was the 'yearning of our people'. EPA
Dozens of worshippers broke through one police checkpoint to rush toward Hagia Sophia and social distancing practices, in place due to the coronavirus outbreak, were being ignored, Turkish media reported. Reuters
Dozens of worshippers broke through one police checkpoint to rush toward Hagia Sophia and social distancing practices, in place due to the coronavirus outbreak, were being ignored, Turkish media reported. Reuters
Thousands of men and women, including many who travelled from across Turkey, quickly filled segregated areas outside of Hagia Sophia to be part of the first prayers. AP
Thousands of men and women, including many who travelled from across Turkey, quickly filled segregated areas outside of Hagia Sophia to be part of the first prayers. AP
Brushing aside international criticism, Erdogan issued a decree restoring the iconic building as a mosque earlier this month, shortly after a Turkish high court ruled that the Hagia Sophia had been illegally made into a museum more than eight decades ago. EPA
Brushing aside international criticism, Erdogan issued a decree restoring the iconic building as a mosque earlier this month, shortly after a Turkish high court ruled that the Hagia Sophia had been illegally made into a museum more than eight decades ago. EPA
The move sparked dismay in Greece, the US and among Christian churches who had called on Mr Erdogan to maintain it as a museum as a nod to Istanbul's multi-religious heritage. EPA
The move sparked dismay in Greece, the US and among Christian churches who had called on Mr Erdogan to maintain it as a museum as a nod to Istanbul's multi-religious heritage. EPA
Built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian in 537, Hagia Sophia was turned into a mosque with the 1453 Ottoman conquest of Istanbul. EPA
Built by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian in 537, Hagia Sophia was turned into a mosque with the 1453 Ottoman conquest of Istanbul. EPA
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founding leader of the secular Turkish republic converted the structure into a museum in 1934. Reuters
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founding leader of the secular Turkish republic converted the structure into a museum in 1934. Reuters

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Istanbul's Hagia Sophia opens as a mosque for first Friday prayers

The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said the move was the 'yearning of our people'

Andrew Wilks

July 24, 2020

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Hundreds of Muslims took part in congregational prayers inside Istanbul's Hagia Sophia for the first time in 86 years on Friday, joined by tens of thousands worshipping outside the 1,500-year-old former cathedral.
The Friday prayers were televised around the world in the culmination of a decades-long fight over changing the building from a museum to use as a mosque.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was at the fore of 500 dignitaries for the landmark service, kneeling on a 2,000 square metre turquoise-coloured carpet, which the manufacturer boasted consisted of wool fibres pointing towards Makkah.

Mr Erdogan read passages from the Quran during the service, after which he visited the nearby tomb of Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II. “Reverting Hagia Sophia to its original form as a mosque was a dream of my youth,” he said, adding that 350,000 had attended the prayers.

He arrived at midday to cheers and shouts of "The chain has been broken, Hagia Sophia has been opened" from the crowds surrounding the 6th-century Unesco World Heritage site.
Hagia Sophia's famed Byzantine frescoes and mosaics – relics of its 900-year history as a centrepiece of Christianity – were obscured by curtains to comply with Islam's rejection of the representation of the human form.
Worshippers camped out overnight to secure a prayer place in the streets and squares surrounding the newly-designated mosque. Istanbul's governor had warned them to bring just four things to the event, "a mask, a prayer mat, patience and understanding".
"We have turned years of sadness into joy, that's the reason for our happiness," Ali Kemal Evlioglu, who hitchhiked from the Black Sea city of Samsun, told the state-run Anadolu news agency.
Some 21,000 security personnel and 700 health workers were on duty for what Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said would be the largest mass gathering during the coronavirus pandemic. Free buses were laid on to bring people from around Istanbul and beyond.
The Treasury minted commemorative coins to mark the event.

Hagia Sophia, a Unesco World Heritage Site in Istanbul. Turkey’s top administrative court revoked the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. Reuters
Hagia Sophia, a Unesco World Heritage Site in Istanbul. Turkey’s top administrative court revoked the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. Reuters
Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul. Turkey’s top administrative court announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AFP
Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul. Turkey’s top administrative court announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AFP
Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul. Turkey’s top administrative court announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AFP
Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul. Turkey’s top administrative court announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AFP
People visit the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbul's main tourist attractions. Turkey’s top administrative courtannounced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AP Photo
People visit the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbul's main tourist attractions. Turkey’s top administrative courtannounced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AP Photo
A view of the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbul's main tourist attractions. Turkey’s top administrative court announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AP Photo
A view of the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbul's main tourist attractions. Turkey’s top administrative court announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AP Photo
An imam recites the Quran inside Istanbul's 6th-century Hagia Sophia museum. Turkey’s top administrative court announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AP Photo
An imam recites the Quran inside Istanbul's 6th-century Hagia Sophia museum. Turkey’s top administrative court announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AP Photo
People visit the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbul's main tourist attractions. Turkey’s top administrative court announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AP Photo
People visit the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbul's main tourist attractions. Turkey’s top administrative court announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AP Photo
An aerial view of the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbul's main tourist attractions. Turkey’s top administrative court announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AP Photo
An aerial view of the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbul's main tourist attractions. Turkey’s top administrative court announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AP Photo
People walk by the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbul's main tourist attractions, in March 2017. Turkey’s top administrative court announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AP Photo
People walk by the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbul's main tourist attractions, in March 2017. Turkey’s top administrative court announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AP Photo
A Turkish visitor prays in Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul. Turkey’s top administrative court announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AFP
A Turkish visitor prays in Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul. Turkey’s top administrative court announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AFP
A Turkish visitor prays in front of the Apsis, facing the eastern direction of Hagia Sophia, in Istanbul. Turkey’s top administrative court on Friday announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AFP
A Turkish visitor prays in front of the Apsis, facing the eastern direction of Hagia Sophia, in Istanbul. Turkey’s top administrative court on Friday announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AFP
People visit Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul. Turkey’s top administrative court announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AFP
People visit Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul. Turkey’s top administrative court announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AFP
People visit Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul. Turkey’s top administrative court announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AFP
People visit Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul. Turkey’s top administrative court announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. AFP
People visit Hagia Sophia, a Unesco World Heritage Site, in Istanbul. Turkey’s top administrative court announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. Reuters
People visit Hagia Sophia, a Unesco World Heritage Site, in Istanbul. Turkey’s top administrative court announced its decision to revoke the 1,500-year-old former cathedral’s status as a museum. Reuters

Completed by the Byzantines in 537, Hagia Sophia was for centuries the world's largest building and an engineering marvel. After conquering Istanbul in 1453, Mehmet II made it a place of worship for Muslims.
In 1934, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's secular regime turned it into a museum, a decree reversed two weeks ago, allowing Mr Erdogan to rename it Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque.
Before last year, the president remained outwardly ambivalent about Hagia Sophia but in the run-up to local elections he outlined his support for its role as a mosque.
The status of the iconic building, which received 3.7 million visitors last year, has served as a rallying cry for Mr Erdogan's conservative and nationalist base and some observers say the president has used the issue to distract voters.
Ismail Kandemir, head of the association that brought the case to revoke the 1934 decision, said he was excited after years of legal wrangling. "I want to see it and live it," he said. "It's an unspeakable feeling."

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The case led to foreign officials and church leaders calling on Turkey to back away from reclaiming the building for Islam.
Tugba Tanyeri-Erdemir, a research associate at the University of Pittsburgh and a member of Turkey's Association for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, said the "televised spectacle of conquest will cause further offence to stakeholders around the world who feel hurt by Erdogan's sectarian practice and rhetoric".
She added: "It reinforces their suspicions that Hagia Sophia's conversion is a political manoeuvre showcasing the Turkish president's supremacist foreign policy."
Meanwhile, Omer Saglam, a writer and a former official in Diyanet, Turkey's authority for religious affairs, said conservative justification for returning Hagia Sophia to use as a mosque – that it was decreed so by right of conquest in the 15th century – was disingenuous.
"Hagia Sophia is entirely governed by Turkey's domestic law and its use is at the discretion of political power," he said. "Therefore, there is no need to justify the change with such nonsense as the 'right of the sword' or 'Fatih Sultan Mehmet's will'."

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Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.

Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.

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Mercer does not directly make investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. They also provide advice to clients.

“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) behalf with asset managers to provide them lower fees than they otherwise would have to get on their own,” he added.

Mercer Wealth’s clients include sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and insurance companies among others.

From its office in Dubai, Mercer also looks after Africa, India and Turkey, where they also see opportunity for growth.

Wealth creation in Middle East and Africa (MEA) grew 8.5 per cent to $8.1 trillion last year from $7.5tn in 2015, higher than last year’s global average of 6 per cent and the second-highest growth in a region after Asia-Pacific which grew 9.9 per cent, according to consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In the region, where wealth grew just 1.9 per cent in 2015 compared with 2014, a pickup in oil prices has helped in wealth generation.

BCG is forecasting MEA wealth will rise to $12tn by 2021, growing at an annual average of 8 per cent.

Drivers of wealth generation in the region will be split evenly between new wealth creation and growth of performance of existing assets, according to BCG.

Another general trend in the region is clients’ looking for a comprehensive approach to investing, according to Mr AbuShaban.

“Institutional investors or some of the families are seeing a slowdown in the available capital they have to invest and in that sense they are looking at optimizing the way they manage their portfolios and making sure they are not investing haphazardly and different parts of their investment are working together,” said Mr AbuShaban.

Some clients also have a higher appetite for risk, given the low interest-rate environment that does not provide enough yield for some institutional investors. These clients are keen to invest in illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure.

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The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the largest sovereign wealth funds, said in its 2016 report that has gradually increased its exposure in direct private equity and private credit transactions, mainly in Asian markets and especially in China and India. The authority’s private equity department focused on structured equities owing to “their defensive characteristics.”

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