The gang leader turned out to be a professor! The "knife money" scandal at the famous hospital in Istanbul.

The gang leader turned out to be a professor! The

27.08.2025 04:59

An indictment consisting of 178 pages has been prepared against 11 defendants who are alleged to have unlawfully profited by demanding money from patients under the pretext of advancing the surgery date at Yedikule Hospital in Istanbul. The indictment states that the leader of the organization is a professor, and it requests sentences of up to 10 years for 3 individuals and up to 12 years for 8 individuals.

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An indictment has been prepared against 11 defendants who are alleged to have obtained unjust profits by demanding money from patients under the pretext of advancing the surgery date in Istanbul.

THEY DEMANDED MONEY UNDER THE PRETEXT OF ADVANCING THE SURGERY DATE

In the 178-page indictment prepared by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 33 people are listed as "complainants," 2 people as "victims," and 11 people as "defendants." The indictment describes 35 different actions and includes tape recordings and video detection reports.

INDICTMENT PREPARED

The indictment notes that the Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate's Legal Affairs Unit reported on May 27, 2024, and this was communicated in writing to the Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital.

The prepared indictment states that complaints were made regarding Prof. Dr. M.M, Assoc. Prof. Dr. V.E, Specialist Doctor Y.S., and data entry personnel Y.Ö., who were reported to have demanded money from patients in the notifications sent by the Provincial Health Directorate to the Financial Crimes Investigation Unit.

THE ORGANIZATION LEADER IS A PROFESSOR

The indictment includes an organizational chart, where Prof. Dr. M.M. is identified as the leader of the organization, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. V.E. and Specialist Doctor Y.S. are identified as organization managers.

Additionally, M.F., a lecturer at Namık Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Doctor E.Ö, A.A., the responsible nurse in the Thoracic Surgery department of Yedikule Chest Diseases Hospital, Ö.A., a cleaning staff member in the Thoracic Surgery department of Yedikule Chest Diseases Hospital, O.B., an employee at a medical supplies company, O.Ö., a bridge player-trainer, A.Ç.B., and Y.Ö., a data entry personnel in the Thoracic Surgery department of Yedikule Chest Diseases Hospital, are mentioned as organization members.

PENALTY REQUESTS

In the indictment, it is requested that defendants Prof. Dr. M.M, Assoc. Prof. Dr. V.E., and Specialist Doctor Y.Ş. be sentenced to 4 to 8 years for "establishing an organization for the purpose of committing a crime" and 5 to 10 years for the crime of "bribery."

For the other 8 defendants, a prison sentence of 6 to 12 years is requested for "bribery" and "being a member of a criminal organization."



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