The bureaucratic obstacle in Bulgaria cost the expatriate their life.

The bureaucratic obstacle in Bulgaria cost the expatriate their life.

30.08.2025 01:24

A Turkish citizen living abroad, who suffered a heart attack in the buffer zone between the Kapıkule and Kapitan Andreevo border gates, could not be saved due to a delay in intervention, allegedly because Bulgarian authorities did not allow a Turkish ambulance to enter due to bureaucratic obstacles.

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A Turkish citizen living abroad, Şemsettin Tan, suffered a heart attack in the buffer zone between the Kapıkule and Kapitan Andreevo border gates in Edirne and lost his life.







Bulgaria's bureaucratic obstacle cost the life of a Turkish expatriate





BULGARIAN AUTHORITIES DID NOT GRANT PERMISSION, AMBULANCE WAITED 20 MINUTES



According to claims, the Turkish ambulance was delayed for about 20 minutes to obtain the necessary permission from Bulgarian authorities to enter the buffer zone and intervene with the patient, and the permission was not granted.







Bulgaria's bureaucratic obstacle cost the life of a Turkish expatriate





DELAY IN INTERVENTION LED TO FAILURE TO SAVE



The Bulgarian ambulance that arrived later took the patient to Svilengrad State Hospital. Despite the interventions at the hospital, expatriate Tan could not be saved.







Bulgaria's bureaucratic obstacle cost the life of a Turkish expatriate





THERE IS A GREAT REACTION



Expatriates expressed great outrage over the incident, stating that the bureaucratic obstacles in Bulgaria's emergency medical services have cost lives.







Bulgaria's bureaucratic obstacle cost the life of a Turkish expatriate





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