The leader of the Newborn Gang, Fırat Sarı, made striking statements during the hearing: Even the members of parliament would call me.

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Today is a critical day in the "Newborn Gang" case, where they are being tried for allegedly causing the deaths of babies for unjust profit... On the 6th day of the trial, Fırat Sarı, who is said to be the leader of the organization and faces up to 582 years in prison, is making his defense. Starting his defense with the words, "I wanted to come here, I have no expectations from life anymore, I want to tell everything," Sarı made a striking claim.

"EVEN MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT CALLED ME"

Sarı claimed that members of parliament also called him regarding the referral system, stating, "Even members of parliament called me about the despised referral system, everyone called. Because there were no available beds in the intensive care unit."

Here is a part of Sarı's statement;

• I want to touch on the referrals a bit. We received referrals from medical centers other than 112. Otherwise, we did not take patients by bribing anyone at 112. If you call 112 today, the system responds with a single button.
• The operation started in July 2023. You can access information on how many patients were referred after this date from 112. Moreover, the patient's relative cannot decide where the patient will go.
• There are more than 20 private hospitals on the European side of Istanbul. However, there are only 4 incubator ambulances at 112. What can you do in this situation?
• Even members of parliament called me about the despised referral system, everyone called. Because there were no available beds in the intensive care unit.
• In the tapes, a perception was created as if the babies were on the street from a conversation between two people. Those babies were in incubators, in hospitals where serious investments were made.

"I WOULD HAVE CONSIDERED THE COMPLAINANT AS MY CHILD"

Sarı criticized nurse Deniz Korkmaz, who made a complaint to CIMER, saying, "I would have carried the one who made the CIMER complaint with me as if they were my child. After making the complaint, they continued to work at Duygu Hospital. Deniz Korkmaz used to wear a Deniz Gezmiş jacket and read Mao during hospital breaks. Deniz Korkmaz made the complaint saying, 'My dear nation.' But Deniz does not know such things; they are an extreme leftist. I think Deniz has a relationship with national security; Deniz does not have concerns for the nation and the homeland," he said.

"I DID NOT ESTABLISH THE SYSTEM; IT ALREADY EXISTED"

Continuing his words, Sarı stated that such a system already existed, saying, "Everywhere in Istanbul is a business. Many people were doing this job before me. The contract is referred to as a 'service cooperation contract.' With this contract, everything belonged to the hospital; doctors, nurses, etc., the hospital's own corporate system was functioning exactly as it was. I did not discover this system; this system already existed," he stated.