16.04.2025 17:22
Sırrı Süreyya Önder was taken to intensive care following a 12-hour surgery due to a tear in his aorta. While Önder's health condition remains serious, Saruhan Oluç, Sezgin Tanrıkulu, and Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit continue to wait outside the hospital. Koçyiğit told the Haberler.com microphone, "We are receiving very strong get well soon and solidarity messages from all segments of society."
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Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, DEM Party Istanbul Deputy and member of the Imralı Delegation, Sırrı Süreyya Önder, was suddenly taken to the hospital last night after feeling unwell at his home in Beşiktaş. Önder, who is believed to have suffered both an aortic rupture and a heart attack, underwent emergency surgery. After a challenging 12-hour operation, Önder was moved to intensive care, and his health condition remains serious. Politicians flocked to the hospital to get information about Sırrı Süreyya Önder's health status. The wait of the politicians in front of the hospital continues.
"WE ARE GOING THROUGH A VERY IMPORTANT TIME PERIOD"
At the hospital, Haberler.com microphone was held by CHP Diyarbakır Deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu, DEM Party Group Deputy Chair Saruhan Oluç, and DEM Party Group Deputy Chair Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit. Sezgin Tanrıkulu stated, "Sırrı Süreyya Önder is a politician, an intellectual, an artist, a filmmaker, a writer, and a friend of ours who has become a part of all of Turkey and has overcome all the adversities of life. He is also a close friend of mine. We are going through a very important time period. He has made significant contributions. Our wish and prayer is for him to regain his health as soon as possible."
"WE CAME FROM ANKARA TO ISTANBUL"
DEM Party Group Deputy Chair Saruhan Oluç told Haberler.com, "We learned last night. We were in Ankara. We came to Istanbul with our co-chairs and group deputy chairs. We have been at the hospital since late hours. We are monitoring the situation. We are trying to receive good news. The surgery took a long time."
"LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION CONTINUES"
Indicating that the risky situation continues, Oluç said, "The life-threatening situation continues. We hope to receive good news. We hope for the elimination of this life-threatening condition. There is nothing we can do but wait. The doctors cannot do anything but wait at this moment. We are hopeful. We ask everyone, whether they love Sırrı Süreyya Önder or not, to not withhold their good wishes from us. We hope to receive good news."
"HE HAS UNITED THE ENTIRE POLITICAL SPECTRUM"
Oluç stated that there has been significant support and solidarity, saying, "Since last night, starting from the President, all party leaders with and without a group in the Parliament have called, regardless of opposition or government. There are those who have come, those who will come, and those who have said they will come. He has united the entire political spectrum. This is very important. Regardless of which party or side they are from, everyone has recognized and acknowledged Önder's style, attitude, and his egalitarian and democratic stance. From the perspective of democratic politics, it is very important for the broadest spectrum to show solidarity and support for Önder's recovery. We are very pleased with this. We thank everyone."
"WE EXPECT PRAYERS FROM THE TURKISH PEOPLE"
DEM Party Group Deputy Chair Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit stated, "Our wait continues. This morning, both our doctor who performed the surgery and the hospital provided an update. Currently, we do not have any information that changes the situation. It was a surgically successful operation, but it was a very long and challenging surgery. Our wait continues. We believe that Sırrı will overcome all these difficulties and get through this process. In this sense, we expect prayers and good wishes from the Turkish people."
"WE HAVE 4-5 CHALLENGING DAYS AHEAD"
Koçyiğit noted that many people have come to the hospital and that they have received numerous get well soon calls, saying, "Each of these shows how Sırrı has become a part of Turkey, how he has established a throne in the hearts of the Turkish people, and how he has been at the forefront of the peace struggle we have been trying to organize in this country recently. We have 4-5 challenging days ahead. We will continue to closely monitor these 5 days at the hospital."
"WE ARE RECEIVING VERY STRONG GET WELL SOON MESSAGES FROM ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY"
Koçyiğit continued with the following statements: "From the President to all the leaders of political parties, solidarity and get well soon wishes have been conveyed by everyone. The group deputy chairs and group leaders of all political parties with a group in the Parliament called and conveyed their get well soon wishes. Our former President Abdullah Gül came here and conveyed his get well soon wishes. We are receiving very strong get well soon and solidarity messages from many intellectuals, artists, and all sectors of society. Everyone is waiting with great hope for Sırrı to return to us and regain his health. We share this wish and will continue to monitor the situation here."
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