A doctor who wrote drug prescriptions for money will be tried for 19 years.

Psychiatrist Ferit Karaduman, who wrote e-prescriptions for drugs with the properties of narcotic pills for money at a private clinic in Konya, and 71 others, 14 of whom are detained, are facing trial.

According to a report in Sabah, a prison sentence of up to 19 years and 8 months is sought for Karaduman on charges of "trafficking or supplying narcotic or stimulant substances."

DETAILS THAT CAUGHT ATTENTION IN THE INDICTMENT

The indictment states that in examinations conducted by the Ministry of Health, it was noted that Karaduman abused the authority granted to him by the state to write prescriptions, and during a period of about 7 months between February and September 2023, even while abroad, he wrote 7,071 e-prescriptions for money, thus obtaining unjust profits.

"PREPARED GROUND FOR NARCOTIC TRAFFICKING"

In the investigation of the e-prescription list, it was recorded that individuals engaged in drug trafficking collected prescriptions issued in the names of other people in bulk from pharmacies, and that Karaduman prepared the ground for drug trafficking by writing these prescriptions.

THEY SOLD CITIZENSHIP NUMBERS FOR 350 TL

The indictment mentions that Sedef Y., a suspect living in Antalya, sent a list containing the citizenship numbers and identity information of many people to drug dealer Mehmet K. for 350 TL, and that Mehmet K. had Karaduman write e-prescriptions using these citizenship numbers.

HE DID NOT WRITE PRESCRIPTIONS WITHOUT SEEING THE RECEIPT

It was determined that Ferit Karaduman, who wrote e-prescriptions for 3,000 TL without even seeing the patient, requested the receipt for the money sent to his account by drug dealers and did not write e-prescriptions without seeing the receipt. It was also noted that Karaduman received a share from the sales of the drugs he prescribed.

"3,000 DOLLARS PER PRESCRIPTION"

Ferit Karaduman confessed that he wrote e-prescriptions for money. Admitting that he received 3,000 TL per prescription, Karaduman stated, "I was charging 2,000-2,500 TL from those who did not have money. I did not write prescriptions for anyone for free. Later, when I realized this job was profitable and I was making a lot of money, I started writing more prescriptions. My earnings began to increase, amounting to approximately 70,000 to 80,000 dollars and up to 100,000 dollars a month."

"I ALSO USED NARCOTIC SUBSTANCES"

Karaduman, who mentioned that he earned 350,000-360,000 dollars by writing prescriptions over a period of 5 months, said, "I also wrote e-prescriptions when someone brought another person's citizenship number. I would tell my secretary some citizenship numbers, and she would write them down. I also used narcotic substances. I tried marijuana abroad. I also used the drugs Neurotin and Lyrica."