15.08.2026 17:10
Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist Dr. Erkut Karaca was found dead under the 1st viaduct of the Anatolian Highway in Düzce.
Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist Dr. Erkut Karaca was found dead under the 1st viaduct of the Anatolian Highway in Düzce.
CAR FOUND FIRST
Citizens who saw the car with license plate 81 EK, belonging to Erkut Karaca, who worked as an Orthopedics and Traumatology specialist doctor at a private hospital in Düzce, parked on the highway at the 1st viaducts location on the Anatolian Highway Düzce passage, conducted a search in the area.
DOCTOR'S LIFELESS BODY FOUND UNDER THE VIADUCT
Citizens detected Karaca lying motionless under the viaduct. Upon the notification made to the 112 Emergency Call Center, health and gendarmerie teams were dispatched to the region. The teams, who arrived at the scene within a short time, determined that Erkut Karaca had lost his life.
After the examinations at the scene, Karaca's body was taken to the Düzce University morgue to determine the exact cause of death.
A comprehensive investigation has been launched regarding the incident.
WHO IS ERKUT KARACA?
Erkut Karaca was born in the Nazilli district of Aydın in 1974. Karaca, who completed his primary, secondary, and high school education in Nazilli, started his medical education at Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine in 1991 and graduated in 1997.
After graduating from medical school, Karaca worked as a general practitioner and served for about two years at the Burdur Söğüt Health Center affiliated with the Ministry of Health.
In 1999, Karaca began his specialization training in the Department of Anatomy at Abant İzzet Baysal Düzce Faculty of Medicine, and in 2000, he continued his specialization training in the Orthopedics Department of the same faculty. He completed his training in 2004 and became an Orthopedics and Traumatology specialist. On physician profiles, Karaca's area of expertise is also stated as Orthopedics and Traumatology.
Regarding Karaca's academic studies, his PubMed record also shows that he was an author in a scientific publication associated with the Fizema Private Clinic in Düzce and the field of Orthopedics and Traumatology.Erkut Karaca, after his specialization, worked as an Orthopedics Specialist Physician at the Ministry of Health Erzurum Numune Hospital for approximately six months in 2004. In the same year, he completed his military service at the 200-bed Ağrı Military Hospital.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Erkut Karaca, after his specialization, worked as an Orthopedics Specialist Physician at the Ministry of Health Erzurum Numune Hospital for approximately six months in 2004. In the same year, he completed his military service at the 200-bed Ağrı Military Hospital.
In 2005, Karaca was appointed to the Ministry of Health Düzce Atatürk State Hospital, where he worked for 13 years. Throughout his professional career, he continued his work in the field of Orthopedics and Traumatology.
Online professional records regarding Karaca's medical history also include his position at the Düzce Atatürk State Hospital and his specialization in Orthopedics and Traumatology.
SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AND PATENTS
According to the information provided, Erkut Karaca carried out research and development studies in the field of Orthopedics and Traumatology between 2004 and 2019, and within the scope of these studies, he obtained 18 patents.
One of Karaca's works was an external fixator device that enables the computer-assisted correction of bone and height shortness. This device was exhibited at the Düzce University Technopark stand at the International Invention Fair of the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology held at the CNR Convention Center in Istanbul on March 2-4, 2017.
According to the information provided, the device became the world champion among 243 projects. Karaca also continued his scientific studies and continued to participate in congresses and scientific meetings.
Regarding Karaca's academic studies, his PubMed record also shows that he was an author in a scientific publication associated with the Fizema Private Clinic in Düzce and the field of Orthopedics and Traumatology.