A moment of shame (?) in Turkish politics as a Turkish MP suffered heart attack during speech

Turkish MP who suffered heart attack during speech in parliament dies

As he was suffering a heart attack after a harsh criticism of the government, a ruling party MP allegedly shouted at him, saying that this was the real wrath of god.

During the speech, Hasan Bitmez, a member of the Saadet Party, criticized the AKP’s policies towards Israel. Some members of the AKP, including Özlem Zengin, reportedly made comments targeting Bitmez. After the speech, Bitmez suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized. Özlem Zengin expressed condolences to Bitmez and his family on Twitter, but her message was criticized by some for not being sincere[1][2][4]. Additionally, there is a video on YouTube of Fatih Portakal criticizing Zengin’s comments about Bitmez[5].

Citations:
[1] https://twitter.com/AvOzlemZengin/status/1735240579284443546
[2] https://www.birgun.net/haber/ozlem-zenginin-samimi-bulunmayan-hasan-bitmez-mesaji-tepkilerin-odaginda-490803
[3] https://youtube.com/watch?v=pSWrsLR28cY
[4] https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/turkiye/ozlem-zengine-bassagligi-tepkisi-2151733
[5] https://youtube.com/watch?v=UeV5ZDLLBIw

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