In Trabzon, a truck driver named Mustafa Nas claimed that his former business partner used his identity to obtain prescriptions for controlled medications from a doctor he had an agreement with at a state hospital for a year. The individual who learned of this filed a criminal complaint. Mustafa Nas, a 39-year-old truck driver living in Trabzon, was taken aback by a phone call from his wife while he was abroad on a shipment. According to the allegations, while Mustafa Nas was abroad, medications with narcotic effects were prescribed in his name without his knowledge. Nas, who was unaware of the controlled medications prescribed twice a month over the course of a year, realized the situation when the police called his wife. The police, unable to reach Nas due to his being abroad for a different incident, contacted his wife. His wife, who stated that Mustafa Nas was on a shipment abroad, was surprised by the police's words, "Two days ago, medication was prescribed in the name of Mustafa Nas." Shortly after his wife called to explain the situation, Mustafa Nas returned to Trabzon and went straight to Fatih State Hospital, where the prescription was issued. Upon entering the room of Neurosurgery Specialist Dr. A.E.S., whose signature was on the prescription, Mustafa Nas encountered his former business partner, Ilker K. Suspecting something was wrong, Mustafa Nas went to the Trabzon Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and filed a criminal complaint against Dr. A.E.S. for writing the prescription and against his former partner Ilker K. for using his identity. The Trabzon Governorship granted permission, and an investigation was initiated against the doctor. NO INVESTIGATION PERMISSION GRANTED FOR 2 DOCTORS AND HOSPITAL OFFICIAL The Trabzon Chief Public Prosecutor's Office requested permission from the Trabzon Governorship to investigate three doctors and a hospital official regarding the incident. In a letter sent to the Trabzon Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the request, the Governorship stated that the two doctors and one hospital official whose signatures were on the report in question had no errors, faults, or negligence, and therefore did not grant permission for an investigation against them. However, regarding Dr. A.E.S., the Governorship expressed that he was at fault for prescribing medication without seeing the patient, but it was concluded that the prescriptions were issued in the patients' favor, and there was no evidence indicating that this act was done for the purpose of unjust enrichment. It was stated that Dr. A.E.S. claimed in his statement that he did not enter the patient records himself, and the investigation revealed that the responsibility lay with him, as patient records were made using his user password. The letter indicated that identity verification is mandatory according to the Social Security Institution's Health Application Regulation, and it was decided to grant permission for an investigation against Dr. A.E.S. "DON'T LIE, YOU PRESCRIBED MEDICATION 2 DAYS AGO" Mustafa Nas, who stated that he encountered his former business partner when he went to the doctor, said, "I had no idea; I was abroad. I had a statement to give regarding a different incident. The police had called me. Later, when I came to Turkey, I investigated. I learned that my former business partner had used my identity. They had an agreement with a doctor at Fatih State Hospital and prescribed me narcotic-type medications. They issued a report stating that I could use medication for a year. They had been prescribing medications in my name for a year. I was abroad during many of the dates the medications were prescribed. The police called my wife. When they asked about me, my wife told them I was abroad. The police told my wife, 'Don't lie, you prescribed medication 2 days ago.' When I later reached the police, they said, 'Yes, we checked the system, he was abroad, but someone is using your identity.' When I came here, they said, 'We need to take action.' Later, when I arrived, I went to the doctor. When I asked, 'Do you know me?' he said, 'I don't know you.' At the time I went to the doctor, my former business partner was also in the doctor's office. They were shocked to see me," he said. "HE ONLY SAID HE HAD RECEIVED MEDICATION ONCE" Nas, who stated that he filed a criminal complaint with the Trabzon Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, said, "The prosecutor needs to obtain permission from the Governorship for the doctor to be prosecuted. That permission has been granted, and the doctor will be prosecuted. We are waiting for the case to be opened. Every month, two boxes of 300 mg medication were prescribed. I also filed a criminal complaint against my former business partner. The police have also taken action regarding him. He gave statements that misled the judiciary. He claimed he had only received the medication once. But his name and surname are on every prescription issued. The doctor is still in office. When I did a little research, I learned that the doctor had previously had issues with similar patients," he stated.
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