09.11.2026 13:06
Figen Buluş Özcan, daughter of 68-year-old paralyzed Fatih Filiz, who is staying at a private care center in Malatya, filed a criminal complaint with the prosecutor's office, alleging that her father fell due to negligence, that his skull, cheekbone, and shoulder were broken, and that money was stolen from his salary. Özcan also claimed that some patients at the center were subjected to abuse and demanded that the institution be closed.
The family of 68-year-old Fatih Filiz, who is staying at a private care center in Malatya, filed a criminal complaint alleging neglect and money theft.
The family of 68-year-old Fatih Filiz, who is staying at a private care center in Malatya, applied to the authorities with allegations that he experienced health problems due to neglect, money was taken from his salary, and some patients at the center were subjected to abuse. His daughter Figen Buluş Özcan, describing what her father went through, demanded that action be taken against those responsible.
IT EMERGED THAT HE HAD A SECOND BRAIN HEMORRHAGE
Özcan, stating that her father has been staying at Güvenin Care Center in Malatya since July, alleged that her father fell several times due to negligence at the care center and broke his shoulder, and said, "My father has been staying at Güvenin Care Center since around July. Several times, as a result of the institution's negligence, my father fell and broke his shoulder. He received treatment, but this situation began to increase gradually. Toward the end of September, in October, I spoke with my father on the phone. I noticed that his tone of voice was very bad. When I asked him why he was like that, he said, "Daughter, I cannot use my hand, my voice does not come out." He also began to be unable to answer his personal phone. I called the institution many times and asked them to take my father to the hospital, but they did not take him. After struggling a lot, I took my father to the hospital with my own private healthcare means. After the MRI results taken there, we learned that my father had suffered a second brain hemorrhage. He stayed in intensive care for a week. After leaving intensive care, he was taken back to the institution. During this process, we requested a change of institution and asked the authorities for help, but we received no response," she said.
WE REALIZED THAT MY FATHER'S MONEY HAD BEEN STOLEN
Özcan, who stated that they realized money was missing from her father's salary and therefore filed a criminal complaint with the prosecutor's office, also alleged that some patients staying at the care center were subjected to sexual abuse, and said, "Several times we realized that my father's own salary was stolen from his pocket. Upon this situation, I filed a criminal complaint with the prosecutor's office. Two days ago, police officers came and took my father's special statement. My father told what happened exactly as it was. At the same time, he told me that he saw patients staying at the institution being subjected to sexual abuse during diaper changes. He also told this to the police officers. Without our consent, they took my father to a psychiatrist and tried to obtain a report stating that his mental health was not sound. I think they wanted to exonerate themselves. Although my father, who is paralyzed, needed to be taken to the hospital by ambulance, they did not use an ambulance. While carrying him clumsily, they dropped him. My father's skull bone, cheekbone, and shoulder were broken. We also made our complaints to the necessary places regarding this issue. I sent the bank receipts to them for the examination of camera recordings, but they did not care. We encountered constant excuses. I applied to have my father taken to Mersin. They said this was a one-month process. While waiting for these procedures to be completed, we were faced with the events that occurred," she said.
Özcan, asking the authorities for help, requested that the events she claimed occurred at the care center be investigated in all aspects, that those responsible be punished, and that the institution be closed.