23.05.2025 00:34
It was claimed that British citizen Beth Martin, who passed away in Turkey, was not found during the autopsy. The Ministry of Health, denying the allegations, stated that the cause of Martin's death could not be definitively determined and that the case was being treated as a forensic matter.
An explanation was made regarding the claims in some media outlets by the Ministry of Health, stating that 'the heart of the British patient who died in Turkey could not be found during the autopsy conducted in England.'
"THE CLAIM THAT THE BRITISH PATIENT'S HEART WAS STOLEN"
A press statement was made regarding the claims in some media outlets that 'the heart of Beth Martin, a British citizen who died in Turkey, could not be found during the autopsy conducted in England.' The statement denied the allegations that Martin's heart was stolen.
THE MINISTRY ISSUED A DENIAL
The statement included the following: "In news reports published by some media outlets, claims have been made that the heart of Beth Martin, a British citizen who died during her holiday in Turkey, could not be found during the autopsy in England. Beth Martin fell ill on the plane while traveling from England to Istanbul with her husband, and according to her husband's statement, she experienced nausea and vomiting. After her condition worsened at the hotel where she was staying with her family, Martin was taken by ambulance to the emergency department of Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital. It was learned that she had a small intestine disease known as Crohn's, with elevated liver function tests and low blood pressure, and she was diagnosed with 'Toxic Hepatitis and Septic Shock.'
After examinations and initial interventions, the patient, who was treated in intensive care, passed away due to 'cardiac arrest resulting from multiple organ failure.' Based on her husband's statement that they may have been poisoned by a meal they ate in their home country before traveling, and in light of the initial findings, the patient was recorded as a 'forensic case' in the hospital records. In accordance with the forensic case procedure and at the request of her husband, a preliminary autopsy was conducted at the hospital without any incisions.
"THERE IS NO QUESTION OF REMOVING ANY ORGAN"
With the existing findings from the preliminary autopsy conducted with the participation of the public prosecutor and forensic medicine doctor, the exact cause of Martin's death could not be determined. During her treatment at the hospital, Beth Martin did not undergo any surgical procedures, nor was there any question of removing any of her organs. Following the preliminary autopsy, the prosecutor decided to refer Martin to the Forensic Medicine Institution for a classical autopsy."