19.05.2026 16:01
In Elazığ, during an operation conducted with the gendarmerie against private health institutions where 23 suspects were detained yesterday, it was revealed that patients in the intensive care unit at Medikal Hospital were not connected to devices and all devices were shown as open as if patients were present.
Under the coordination of the Elazığ Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the Elazığ Provincial Gendarmerie Command Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Branch Directorate placed Elazığ Medikal Hospital, Eyşan Özgü Care Center, and World Dialysis Center under scrutiny. The investigation revealed that the institutions conducted operations contrary to regulations, causing public loss and obtaining unfair gains.
GENDARMERIE CONDUCTED OPERATION, 23 PERSONS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
Subsequently, the gendarmerie teams initiated action, and in simultaneous operations carried out yesterday, 23 suspects, including doctors, nurses, hospital staff, and public personnel, were taken into custody. Detailed searches were conducted at 18 residences and 3 workplaces, and all documents were seized.
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HOSPITAL OWNER ALSO IN CUSTODY
Additionally, within the scope of the ongoing investigation, Op. Dr. Ali Ş., Chairman of the Board of Elazığ Medikal Hospital and Private Eastern Anatolia Hospital, was apprehended by teams in Kırıkkale yesterday evening and taken into custody.
NEW FOOTAGE EMERGED, THEY SHOWED DEVICES AS IF PATIENTS WERE CONNECTED
Footage recorded with a mobile phone by a staff member in the intensive care unit of Elazığ Medikal Hospital has emerged. The footage shows that patients in the intensive care unit were not connected to the devices, and all other devices were operated as if patients were present.
During the recording, the staff member was heard saying, 'They will find a way. How many people came and left, how many got their money. I have three months of salary inside. No food for those who don't cry. I saw it at the door, I won't go to World Dialysis on Monday. I'll leave here at 09:00. I woke up at 5 am. He says, 'No, you will go.' What will I do then, I'll lose my livelihood. This is mobbing to force resignation. He is not connected to the machine. This one is not connected to the machine either. Did they show all of them? There isn't even a patient here.'