The doctor who performed CPR on Volkan Konak on stage speaks out! 'That young man grew up...'

Ahmet Görkem Yasak, one of the doctors who tried to resuscitate the famous artist Volkan Konak—known as the 'Son of the North'—by performing CPR on him for 40 minutes after he fell ill on stage, recounted how their paths crossed with the famous artist 20 years ago.

In a post, Yasak shared that when he was still a student, Konak visited their dormitory and said, 'Young people, call me directly whenever you need anything,' adding, "That young man you helped grew up, became a doctor; he tried to save you in your final moments."

THEY MET AGAIN AFTER 20 YEARS

The artist Volkan Konak, who fell ill on stage in Northern Cyprus and passed away at the age of 58 despite all interventions, received CPR on stage for 40 minutes at that moment. It was revealed that Volkan Konak had met the doctor who performed the first intervention on him 20 years ago and had helped him.

"THAT YOUNG MAN GREW UP..."

The first intervention on the famous artist was performed by doctors who had come to watch the concert. One of these doctors, Ahmet Görkem Yasak, shared his memory of Volkan Konak from his years studying at the Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine. Ahmet Görkem Yasak wrote a note on the video he took at the concert: “It was 20 years ago... You came to the dormitory where we were staying and gave us your phone number, saying, 'Young people, call me directly whenever you need anything.' That young man you helped grew up, became a doctor; he tried to save you in your final moments. Goodbye, Son of the North. We will never forget you.”

WHO IS VOLKAN KONAK?

Volkan Konak was born in 1967 in the village of Yeşilyurt in the Maçka district of Trabzon. Having completed his primary, secondary, and high school education in his hometown, Konak entered the Istanbul Technical University State Conservatory for Turkish Music in 1983 due to his interest in music.

Graduating in 1988, Konak began his master's degree in Folk Music at Istanbul Technical University the same year and successfully completed it in 1991.

The album “Efulim,” which he released in 1993, was the major breakthrough in Volkan Konak’s music career. His style, which blended Black Sea music with universal music, quickly made him one of Turkey’s most beloved artists.

Releasing his second album, “Gelir misin Benimle,” in 1994, Konak later completed his military service and released his third album, “Volkanik Parçalar.” In 1998, he brought the album “Pedaliza” to music lovers through his own production company, Kuzey Müzik Prodüksiyon.