03.08.2026 10:24
In Hatay, a mentally unstable person climbed onto the roof of a hospital and attempted suicide, shouting, "Let all the journalists come." The person was persuaded to come down after relatives said, "There's watermelon, let's cut a watermelon, come down."
A person with mental health issues in Hatay climbed onto the roof of a hospital and demanded that journalists come. The moment relatives convinced the person to come down from the roof by saying, “We have watermelon, let's cut it, come,” was captured on camera.
CLIMBED ONTO THE HOSPITAL ROOF
The incident occurred in the Gülderen neighborhood of Antakya district in Hatay. A person identified as A.Z., who was receiving treatment at Gülderen Training and Research Hospital and was known to have mental health issues, climbed onto the hospital roof. Relatives and teams who noticed the person on the roof, about 12 meters high, tried to persuade him to come down.
CONVINCED WITH A WATERMELON
A relative tried to convince the person, who attempted suicide by saying, “Let all the journalists come,” by saying, “We have watermelon, let's cut it, come.” After a while, the person was convinced and was brought down from the roof and taken to the hospital's ward for control purposes. The moments when the person was being persuaded were captured on a mobile phone camera.