02.09.2025 14:01
In Gaziantep, İrem Karatutlu, a mother of one, lost her legs in an accident caused by a truck collision while returning from her wedding anniversary celebration with her husband. After her treatment, Karatutlu was discharged and returned home. She said, "When I opened my eyes, my legs were under the truck. My wedding anniversary became an unforgettable moment and turned into hell."
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Kadir and İrem Karatutlu (25), who live in Kahramanmaraş, got married on July 26, 2024. The couple, who are also motorcycle enthusiasts, went to a motorcycle festival held in the Kadirli district of Osmaniye to celebrate their first wedding anniversary with their friends on July 26.
TRUCK COLLIDED ON THE WAY BACK After having fun at the festival, the Karatutlu couple and their friends experienced a breakdown while returning to Kahramanmaraş. A tow truck stopped to help the couple, who had pulled their motorcycles over to the emergency lane to fix the issue. Shortly after, a truck, whose driver lost control, crashed into the tow truck and vehicles on the roadside, including former Kahramanmaraş Bar Association President Mehmet Karaaslan and İrem Karatutlu, a mother of one.
LOST BOTH LEGS IN THE ACCIDENT İrem Karatutlu, who was trapped under the truck, lost both of her legs below the knee. After receiving treatment at four different hospitals over three weeks, Karatutlu returned home after her treatment was completed. Her biggest supporter during the challenging three-week treatment process was her husband.
"WHEN I OPENED MY EYES, MY LEGS WERE UNDER THE TRUCK" İrem Karatutlu, who is also a fitness trainer, stated that she lost both of her legs on her happiest day. Describing the moments she experienced, Karatutlu noted that everything happened in an instant and that when she opened her eyes, she found herself under the truck, saying, "That day was our wedding anniversary. We had gone to a motorcycle festival for our wedding anniversary. We were on our way back. We had parked our motorcycles on the emergency lane. After parking on the emergency lane, a tow truck came to help us. Shortly after, I heard a noise and saw the truck coming. It dragged me for about 600 meters. When I opened my eyes, my legs were under the truck. After three weeks of treatment, I was discharged and came home. My wedding anniversary became an unforgettable moment and turned into hell," she said. İrem Karatutlu expressed that she has been a trainer for 8 years and will continue her life with prosthetics from now on.
"I WAS DEVASTATED WHEN I SAW MY WIFE'S TWO LEGS WERE AMPUTATED" Kadir Karatutlu emphasized that he was very saddened by the fact that his wife lost her legs in the accident that occurred on their wedding anniversary, stating, "That day was our wedding anniversary with my wife. I took my wife to the festival to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We had fun there, and on the way back to Kahramanmaraş, we pulled our motorcycles over to the emergency lane due to a breakdown. I saw a truck coming towards us, and I threw myself onto the road and shouted. The truck swept everything in its path like a snowplow and dragged for 500-600 meters, and my wife could not escape. I was happy to see that my wife was alive, but I was devastated when I saw that both of her legs were amputated. Unfortunately, our wedding anniversary ended in pain," he said.
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