15.04.2025 22:50
In a private women's health clinic in Ataşehir, it was claimed that young women were given hormone and egg-enhancing medications in exchange for amounts ranging from 20,000 to 40,000 Turkish Lira, and that the eggs of these women were sold abroad. The Istanbul Anadolu Chief Public Prosecutor's Office initiated an investigation into this matter after evaluating a complaint made through CİMER (the Communication Center of the Turkish Republic).
In a private women's obstetrics clinic in Ataşehir, it was claimed that women in need of money were identified and given hormone and egg-enhancing drugs under the names 'Egg retrieval' and 'General check-up', and that women whose values increased were sent to overseas IVF centers to sell their eggs for amounts ranging from 20,000 to 40,000 lira.
WOMEN'S EGGS SOLD ABROAD
In a complaint made regarding the issue to CİMER, it was stated that the drugs were delivered to women via courier and they were asked to use them for two weeks, after which women whose values increased were sent abroad to sell their eggs. It was also claimed that before the procedure, surveys were conducted to specify genetic characteristics such as blood tests, smear tests, hair color, and eye color, and that signatures were taken to ensure they would not claim inheritance rights over the children born.
DRUGS HAVE SIDE EFFECTS LIKE PARALYSIS AND EARLY MENOPAUSE
Additionally, in the complaint, it was alleged that women aged 20-30 were deceived by individuals working in coordination with a company in America under the pretext of being 'legal in our country', and although it was claimed that the drugs given had no harm, it was stated that the leaflets of the drugs revealed many side effects, including paralysis and early menopause.
PROSECUTION HAS INITIATED AN INVESTIGATION
Taking the CİMER complaint into account, the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office initiated an investigation regarding the issue for the crimes of 'violating the law on the removal, storage, transplantation, and transfer of organs and tissues' and 'violating the fundamental law of health services'.