13.10.2026 15:50
İsmet Polat Kaşıkçı, who beat cerebellar cancer in 2015 in the Keşan district of Edirne and turned the poems he wrote during his treatment into a book, died at the age of 30 in the hospital in Istanbul where he was receiving treatment due to the illness that recurred this year. In the early period of his illness, upon his mother's call, many women had sent frozen breast milk. Kaşıkçı was buried in Keşan.
İsmet Polat Kaşıkçı (30), who beat cerebellar cancer in 2015 in the Keşan district of Edirne but whose disease recurred, died in the hospital where he was receiving treatment. In the early period of his illness, because his blood values were low, Kaşıkçı could not receive chemotherapy; after his mother's call, many women sent 'breast milk' to him.
HE BEAT CANCER, TURNED HIS POEMS INTO A BOOK
İsmet Polat Kaşıkçı, living in Keşan, was diagnosed with cerebellar cancer in 2015 at the hospital he went to with a headache complaint. After the surgery, Kaşıkçı lost his ability to walk and speak. İsmet Polat Kaşıkçı received chemotherapy at Trakya University Faculty of Medicine Hospital Oncology Department. Kaşıkçı responded to treatment and after a while beat cancer. Kaşıkçı also published his books of poems written during the treatment, titled 'I Live Life on Empty Pages' and 'The Color of Hope'.
HIS ILLNESS RECURRED THIS YEAR
After his illness recurred this year, İsmet Polat Kaşıkçı was admitted for treatment at Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul. However, Kaşıkçı died at the hospital yesterday evening.
İsmet Polat Kaşıkçı was buried in Asri Cemetery today after the funeral prayer performed at noon at Yörüker Mosque in Keşan. Mother Türkan Şahin shed tears while hugging her son's coffin at the mosque.
BREAST MILK HAD BEEN SENT AFTER HIS MOTHER'S CALL
İsmet Polat Kaşıkçı's mother, Türkan Şahin, whose son had lost his ability to walk and speak when he contracted cancer and could not receive chemotherapy due to low blood values, had heard on a television program at that time that breast milk increased blood values although it was not scientific, and made a call on social media. After the call was answered, many mothers sent their milk frozen to the family.