04.09.2026 11:11
In the case regarding the death of doctoral student and tourism professional Gülşah Gizem Angı during a myoma surgery in Antalya in 2022, the report of the 3rd Supreme Council of the Forensic Medicine Institute, which revealed scandalous negligence, was added to the case file. It was determined that 24 liters of fluid were used during the surgery, the woman who entered weighing 58 kilograms weighed 74 kilograms at the autopsy with an increase of 16 kilograms, and the death resulted from excessive fluid overload.
32-year-old doctoral student and tourism professional Gülşah Gizem Angı, who was taken into surgery at Akdeniz University Hospital on April 5, 2022, due to an approximately 33-millimeter type 2 myoma detected in her uterus, lost her life during a hysteroscopic myomectomy operation. In the judicial process initiated upon the family's complaint, a case was filed against 10 defendants, including Prof. Dr. Mete Ç., the Obstetrics and Gynecology specialist who performed the surgery, on charges of "negligent homicide" at the Antalya 15th Criminal Court of First Instance.
DEMO DEVICE AND UNTRAINED PERSONNEL ALLEGATIONS During the investigation and trial process, official correspondence, reports, and witness statements included in the case file contained allegations that the hysteroscopy system used during the operation was not registered in the hospital inventory and was brought to the hospital as a "demo" product. The authorization and training status of the personnel involved in using the device also became one of the main focal points of the trial. At the 4th hearing of the court, the file was sent to the Forensic Medicine Institute to determine the definitive cause of death.
FORENSIC MEDICINE INSTITUTE: DEATH RESULTED FROM EXCESSIVE FLUID OVERLOAD At the final hearing of the case, the report dated July 23, 2026, of the 3rd Supreme Council of the Forensic Medicine Institute (ATK) was examined. The report emphasized that Gülşah Gizem Angı's death occurred as a result of "excessive fluid overload" that occurred during the operation. It was stated that a total of 24 liters of fluid was used during the surgery, including 8 bags of 3,000 cc isotonic solution, and the difference between the fluid entering and exiting the uterus at the end of the procedure was calculated as 1,500 cc in the records. However, it was noted that the young woman, who weighed 58 kilograms before the operation, weighed 74 kilograms at the autopsy, her body weight increased by 16 kilograms, and widespread edema findings were observed. It was recorded that even considering the fluids administered during resuscitation (CPR), it was impossible for the fluid deficit during surgery to be 1,500 cc, and the calculation did not reflect the truth.
FAULT RATES DETERMINED FOR SURGICAL AND ANESTHESIA TEAMS In the report, it was stated that monitoring the difference between the fluid given and retrieved was the responsibility of the surgical team, and early signs of excessive fluid overload could be detected through the anesthesia team's checks. It was emphasized that the operation continued without calculating the fluid deficit at appropriate intervals.
Responsible Surgeon Mete Ç.: It was confirmed that continuing the operation without performing fluid calculations at appropriate intervals was contrary to the generally accepted rules of medical science. The degree of impact of Mete Ç.'s faulty action on death was assessed as 4 out of 8. Anesthesiologists Bilge K. and Nurten K.: It was reported that when pressurized fluid and blood entered the serum set at the 15th-20th minute of the operation, the surgery and water flow were stopped, and after rhythm and blood pressure checks, approval was given to continue the operation. Stating that this approval was not medically appropriate, the council determined the degree of impact of the anesthesiologists' actions on death as 2 out of 8. FAMILY UPSET: "ON APRIL 5, 2022, THREE PEOPLE DIED AT ONCE" The court rejected the defense lawyers' objections to the report and their requests for a new expert examination. Father Ayhan Angı, who said they would not let go of his daughter's death, made the following statements: "We were told it would be a very simple operation. The 33-millimeter myoma was causing extra bleeding. It was explained that fluid would be given with a modern device, and the myoma would be seen, pulled out, and removed. We were told she would be out in a short time, but she couldn't come out. On April 5, 2022, three people died at once. I buried my child with my own hands. Since that day, we have been living like living corpses. The report attributes 4 out of 8 of the fault to the surgical team and 2 out of 8 to anesthesia. I am also curious about what the remaining 2 out of 8 is."
Mother Vicdan Angı, unable to hold back her tears, expressed her feelings with these words: "I trust Turkish justice. With this report, we feel somewhat relieved. At least now my daughter can sleep a little more peacefully there. They destroyed my motherhood. We were a nuclear family; they also destroyed my grandmotherhood. Now no one calls me 'mother' anymore. I gave away some of my daughter's trousseau; half of it is still there. I had prepared so many things; it all remained inside me."
Meanwhile, it was learned that the Angı family had built two separate conference halls, one at Akdeniz University, to keep the name of their daughter Gülşah Gizem Angı alive.