A Turkish lawmaker, Hasan Bitmez, collapsed on the floor of parliament seconds after saying Israel would “suffer the wrath of Allah”.
A video circulating on X, shows Bitmez, 53, speaking in parliament shortly before he collapses into a heap on Tuesday.
The BBC reported that the Saadet Party deputy was speaking on the budget of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Turkish Grand National Assembly when he suffered a heart attack.
“Even if history remains silent, the truth will not remain silent. They think that if they get rid of us, there will be no problem.
“However, if you get rid of us, you will not be able to escape the torment of conscience. Even if you escape the torment of history, you will not be able to escape the wrath of God,” Fox quoted the lawmaker as saying in a translated version of his speech.
He collapsed shortly afterward.
Turkish health minister Dr Fahrettin Koca gave an update on Bitmez’s condition on X.
He said, “Mr Bitmez fell ill during his speech at the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, and the General Assembly Health Team intervened and started cardiac massage.
“Our deputy, who was intubated and brought to Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, was immediately taken for angiography.
“After angiography, he was put on a heart-lung pump and taken to intensive care. I offer him my best wishes.”
The health minister assured that medical staff were closely monitoring the ailing lawmaker.
The Turkish government has been very critical of Israel’s campaign against Hamas in Gaza, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan saying that Israel has committed “atrocities and massacres that will shame the whole of humanity”.