27.08.2026 08:40
In Manisa, orthopedic specialist S.E. was arrested on charges of demanding money in exchange for performing surgeries on patients himself. In an examination of the doctor's bank account, transfers totaling 2,649,500 lira from 51 patients, ranging from 22,000 to 195,000 lira each, were detected. It was noted that money considered to have been received in cash was not included in this amount.
Orthopedic specialist S.E., working at Manisa Celal Bayar University Hafsa Sultan Hospital, was arrested on charges of demanding money in exchange for performing patients' surgeries. In an examination conducted through the doctor's bank EFT records, it was determined that a total of 2 million 649 thousand 500 lira in unlawful benefits were obtained across 51 separate transactions. It was established that 51 patients, who were examined at the hospital and whose surgery costs were covered by the Social Security Institution (SGK), were additionally asked for money.
ACCOUNT ACTIVITIES REVEALED THE SCALE OF THE FRAUD
As part of the investigation launched by the Manisa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the bank accounts of Orthopedic Specialist S.E. were scrutinized. Experts examining bank records between August 1, 2025, and April 30, 2026, encountered a massive flow of money transferred to the doctor's personal account. The examinations documented that 51 different patients, who were covered by the Social Security Institution (SGK) and whose entire surgery expenses were paid to the hospital cashier, made EFTs to the doctor's personal account ranging from 22,000 TL to 195,000 TL. It was recorded that, apart from the 2 million 649 thousand 500 lira in illicit earnings appearing in bank records, the amounts considered to have been collected from patients in cash and by hand were not included in this million-lira sum.
THE INVESTIGATION WAS TRIGGERED BY A 45,000 LIRA ACCOUNT TRANSACTION
A complaint from a patient named I.G. on March 19 ignited the scandal. The judicial follow-up, initiated when Doctor S.E. requested the patient to send 45,000 lira to his personal account before a scheduled surgery, uncovered a massive fraud through retrospective bank examinations. According to allegations in the investigation file, it was understood that the suspect doctor pressured patients who refused to pay into his personal account by saying, "If you don't pay, your surgery will be performed by assistant physicians, not me," forcing them to transfer the money via bank channels.
ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF EXTORTION AMOUNTING TO THOUSANDS OF LIRA
Orthopedic Specialist S.E., taken into custody based on bank analyses and the statements of 30 victims, was referred to the courthouse after his procedures at the police station. In light of bank account statements and evidence, the suspect was brought before the criminal judgeship of peace and arrested on charges of "extortion by coercion," which means obtaining unlawful gains through pressure by abusing public office, and was sent to prison.