20.10.2025 14:41
An investigation has been launched against a doctor who is accused of insulting Cumhur Tunç, a 95% disabled individual, and throwing a pen at his son at Horasan State Hospital in Erzurum. Following the emergence of security camera footage of the incident, the Provincial Health Directorate assigned inspectors and visited Tunç at his home to convey their best wishes for a speedy recovery.
In Erzurum, an investigation has been launched against Dr. K.Z.M., who yelled at and insulted 68-year-old Cumhur Tunç, a 95% disabled person, who applied to the emergency department of Horasan State Hospital, saying "what kind of ignorance is this" and throwing a pen at his reacting son. Officials from the Provincial Health Directorate also visited Tunç to wish him a speedy recovery.
The incident occurred on May 16, 2025, at Horasan State Hospital. Cumhur Tunç, a COPD patient living in the district, applied to the emergency department of Horasan State Hospital for oxygen therapy due to respiratory distress. While filling out the paperwork with his young son, Dr. K.Z.M. took notes on the examination documents and asked, "Do you have a cough? Do you use a machine at home? You don’t have chest pain, right? Do you have diabetes? How much do you weigh? Are you taking any medication?" Answering the doctor's questions with the help of his son, Cumhur Tunç indicated with a hand gesture that he needed oxygen. In response, Dr. K.Z.M. said, "Uncle, I can't start medication without asking you. Listen to me first. You will listen to me first," to which Tunç replied, "I am a COPD patient. Give me air." Thereupon, Dr. K.Z.M. responded, "If you don't want to answer, you can wait. What is this? Am I playing a game here? I am telling you to wait. I am asking you questions, and based on that, I will start your treatment."
"WHAT KIND OF IGNORANCE IS THIS?"
When Cumhur Tunç expressed his discomfort by saying, "Just give me some air," the doctor replied, "I won't give you any. I am saying I will ask first. God, what kind of ignorance is this?" Upon the doctor's words, the patient's young son intervened, reacting with insults, "How do you talk to my father?" Security personnel intervened, and the child was removed from the scene.
"GO WHEREVER YOU WANT"
Throwing the paper in his hand, K.Z.M. said, "Go wherever you want. I am not asking questions. You are not answering. Shameless. Immoral. His son is cursing too. Look at these disrespectful people."
Repeatedly insisting on his request for oxygen, Cumhur Tunç was removed from the area with the chair he was sitting on. Continuing to complain after the patient left, Dr. K.Z.M. said, "What filthy people. How can I start your treatment without listening to you, you idiot? I hope you die. Look at the insults. There can't be such disrespectful people. What an immoral person you are. You have raised an immoral child too."
After the incident in the emergency department, the Tunç family filed a criminal complaint against Dr. K.Z.M. at the Horasan Courthouse. Security camera footage related to the ongoing investigation has emerged. The incident, which occurred around 14:20 on May 16, was recorded moment by moment, and the footage was presented as evidence in the investigation.
"THREW A PEN AND INSULTED"
Describing what happened in the emergency department of Horasan State Hospital, Cumhur Tunç said, "I am a COPD patient. When my oxygen runs out, I need to go to the hospital urgently. That day, I went to the emergency room with my son because my oxygen ran out. The doctor did not examine me. Despite my insistence on oxygen therapy, the doctor scolded me. He threw a pen and made inappropriate insults. Even though my condition was urgent, he did not examine me. I am complaining about him."
AN INSPECTOR HAS BEEN ASSIGNED
As the footage was shared on social media, the Provincial Health Directorate assigned an inspector regarding the incident. Teams from the Provincial Health Directorate visited Cumhur Tunç at his home to wish him a speedy recovery.