19.10.2026 18:02
MHP Kahramanmaraş Deputy Zuhal Karakoç underwent spinal surgery at Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, where she was taken after a severe traffic accident in Afşin on October 11. Following her treatment process, Karakoç was discharged; it was reported that her health condition is under control and her recovery process will take approximately three months.
MHP Kahramanmaraş Deputy Zuhal Karakoç, who was injured in a traffic accident in the Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş on October 11, was discharged from Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, where she was receiving treatment.
SCREW AND ROD SYSTEM APPLIED TO HER SPINE
In the initial examinations of Karakoç, who was urgently referred to Ankara Bilkent City Hospital after the accident, it was determined that she had suffered general body trauma and that a fracture had occurred in her first lumbar vertebra (L1). The fracture in Karakoç's spine, who was urgently taken into surgery on October 12, was stabilized with a special system consisting of six screws and two rods.
FRACTURES ALSO DETECTED IN RIBS AND SCAPULA
According to the detailed statement from the hospital, fractures were also detected in Deputy Karakoç's left eighth and ninth ribs and in her right scapula. In the multidisciplinary treatment of Karakoç, who was found to have lesions in her liver and experienced breathing difficulties, the Orthopedics and Traumatology, General Surgery, and Thoracic Surgery clinics also took part jointly.
"SHE WAS DISCHARGED; HER RECOVERY PROCESS WILL TAKE 3 MONTHS"
The official statement regarding Karakoç's latest health condition was made by Prof. Dr. Ahmet Gürhan Gürçay, Administrative Head of the Brain and Nerve Surgery Clinic at Ankara Bilkent City Hospital. Stating that Karakoç was discharged as of October 19, Prof. Dr. Gürçay reported that her recovery process was expected to take approximately three months. It was noted that Karakoç's medical follow-up and treatment would also be continued at home by hospital specialists.