21.11.2025 12:00
A new development has occurred regarding Barış Özbay, who has been in the spotlight for not leaving his home for three years due to digital addiction and lives in the Defne district of Hatay. Özbay stepped outside for the first time by attending a friend's engagement. It has been reported that Özbay displayed calm behavior at the engagement, and this action has uplifted his family's spirits.
23-year-old Barış Özbay, who lives in the Defne district of Hatay and developed trauma after the earthquakes on February 6, broke his habit of not leaving the house for 3 years and attended his close friend's engagement ceremony. This step taken by Barış, who had not left the house for years due to his addiction to phones and computers, had not cut his nails, and had not taken a shower, was considered "promising" by those around him.
HE BROUGHT MORAL TO HIS FAMILY
According to the news from Hatay Alem; it was learned that Özbay displayed calm behavior during the engagement ceremony. His family expressed that Barış's going outside, after years of living only in front of the phone, was a great morale boost for them.