Man Discovers He’s Listedโฃ as Deceased inโ Turkishโข health System, Despite โคHaving โThree โChildren As ‘Death’
ISTANBUL – A โฃTurkish โฃman, รmer Kuลtil,โ recently discovered he has been registered as deceased in theโฃ national health system for theโ past โfive years, a bureaucratic errorโค stemming from the 2018 deathโ of hisโค newbornโค baby.The โshocking revelation came โฃto light when Kuลtil attemptedโ to access his medical records through his family physician last week.
“I needed a medical report to give โคmyโ workplace,” Kuลtil explained. “I applied toโฃ my family physician, but could not access my facts. Than he gave me information that I was โseen as dead in โthe records.”
The error โappearsโฃ to originate from a โคstate hospital in 2018, followingโ the โฃbirth and subsequent death โขof his โchild.Kuลtilโ believes his own information wasโค mistakenly โentered into the systemโค asโข theโ deceased infant’s data. “As โthen, I have been โlooking dead in the health system,” heโ stated. “I โฃthink my own information is enteredโค instead of myโฃ died baby’sโ knowledge.”
Despite being officially “dead,” Kuลtil has as fatheredโฃ three children wiht his wife, โSibel โขKuลtil. “Ther were 3 children in this process. Until Iโ applied to my family physician last week,thisโ was never noticed,” โhe said.
Theโค error caused complications duringโข his wife’s risky pregnancy in 2020, preventing him fromโฃ receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. “At that time, โฃthe vaccine โwasโค not defined and the Covid-19 vaccine could notโ beโค hit. When I received the entrance to make the hospital โคoperation, ‘There is a problem with the system so it doesโ not open’โ was said. Now I understand โthat I couldโ notโฃ vaccinate becuase I appeared dead.”
Kuลtil and his wife have filed complaints withโ the Provincial Health โขDirectorate, but have yet to โreceive a resolution. “I want to eliminate this victim,” Kuลtil said, expressing concern that he mayโข be denied medical care should an emergency arise.
“I have been said to be dead 3 children,” Sibel Kuลtil โstated, adding โฃthat she learned โขof the error justโข a week ago and remains in shock. “We have been dealing โwith this event โคfor days.”