Sırrı Süreyya Önder had described his illness in the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.

16.04.2025 13:32

Sırrı Süreyya Önder, a member of the DEM Party and a member of parliament for Istanbul, underwent surgery following a heart condition. He had described his health issues during a general assembly meeting on May 16 last year. Önder stated, "A clot formed in my brain while I was presiding over the general assembly. We went; every adversity brings about a good outcome; a tumor was found in my pancreas. An aortic aneurysm occurred along with the clot in my brain. I am also undergoing intensive treatment."

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Last night in Istanbul, the Deputy Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Sırrı Süreyya Önder, who fell ill and was taken to the hospital, was found to have a tear in his aorta and was placed in intensive care after a 12-hour surgery.

HE HAD MENTIONED HIS ILLNESS IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Under observation, Önder had mentioned his illness during the discussions of the 'Draft Law on Amendments to the Turkish Commercial Code and Certain Laws' in the General Assembly on May 16, 2024, when tensions arose.

"WE EXPERIENCED AORTIC ANEURYSM WITH A CLOT IN THE BRAIN"

In response to criticisms regarding the attitude of the ruling and opposition members of parliament in managing the assembly, Önder said: "I wouldn't want to say this, but while managing the assembly, a clot formed in my brain. We went; every adversity is a blessing in disguise; a tumor was found in the pancreas. Along with the clot in the brain, we experienced an aortic aneurysm. I am undergoing heavy treatment. Despite that, I find it unacceptable to be so tolerant, respectful, and to use such a definition for oneself, while trying to conduct this gracefully. I feel like 'Are they interpreting our grace, politeness, and manners as something else?'

"THIS IS THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY THAT CONCERNS US ALL"

It is something that hurt me. In a second, all my friends who couldn't speak accused me of acting undemocratically. Members from the opposition also came. Of course, it would be shameful if I didn't take a lesson from all this. From now on, I will not give the floor to anyone except for 20 people. I was going to say that if they hadn't come from the opposition to shout here, 'I would continue my old attitude.' We will see how the internal regulations are applied. But a minimum consortium, a minimum grace, a minimum politeness, understanding, empathy, whatever you call it, is the state of the country that concerns us all.

We are trying to find a way to fulfill our responsibilities in some way. Therefore, I will not do anything related to the disrespect that any internal regulation imposes on me. I even consider that within the scope of freedom of expression. Even if it stretches the limits of respect, taking any disciplinary action against a Member of Parliament in this regard would violate my 40-year principles. No disrespect can make me compromise my principles; it develops in a way that tolerates even if it goes to extremes or becomes rude. I have taken your time. I apologize, forgive me."