15.02.2026 17:41
Last week, historian Prof. Dr. İlber Ortaylı underwent surgery due to a kidney-related illness and suddenly fell ill again on Sunday night, requiring another operation. After the critical intervention, Ortaylı regained his health and thanked the female healthcare workers who saved him.
A frightening news came from the famous historian Prof. Dr. İlber Ortaylı that alarmed his followers. Ortaylı announced that he suddenly fell ill after the surgery he underwent a few weeks ago and was taken back into surgery, and that his sudden bleeding was stopped.
"IF I COULD GET ON A TIME MACHINE, I WOULD SEND A TELEGRAM TO GAZI PASHA..."
In his article written for Hürriyet, Ortaylı praised the calmness of the nurses who took care of him, saying, "If I could get on a time machine, I would send a telegram to Gazi Pasha: My Pasha, four Turkish women saved the old professor. The revolutions have reached their goal," he wrote.
"NO WOMEN OF ANY TRIBE CAN UNITE LIKE TURKISH WOMEN"
In the relevant section of Prof. Dr. Ortaylı's article, he stated: "I said the surgery last week went well. The lovely, hardworking nurses were on duty. However, this Sunday night, I suddenly fell ill. In the ward, nurse Sevim Hanım, Dr. Şevval Kanlı, and nurses Tuğba and Çağla all mobilized to relieve me from my suffering. They took me into a new surgery. The sudden bleeding stopped. At that moment, one thanks the existence of people in this country who still take their work seriously and work with their conscience. If I could get on a time machine, I would send a telegram to Gazi Pasha: 'My Pasha, four Turkish women saved the old professor. The revolutions have reached their goal.'
It is clear that in this world, the feminist revolution will also be made by the Turks. Because no women of any tribe can unite like Turkish women, nor can they act so calmly and skillfully in such difficult moments. This is not written in books, but it is clearly seen in life."
THE FIRST SURGERY WAS FOR KIDNEY DISORDER
It was learned that Prof. Dr. İlber Ortaylı underwent surgery at Koç University Hospital last week due to a disorder related to his kidneys.