She had dropped to 29.5 kilograms... New images of Nihal Candan have emerged: What she ate drew attention

New images of social media influencer Nihal Candan, who experienced significant weight loss during her detention and was hospitalized with a diagnosis of anorexia, have emerged from the hospital.

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She had dropped to 29.5 kilograms... New images of Nihal Candan have emerged: What she ate drew attention

Social media influencers and sisters Nihal and Bahar Candan were arrested in November 2023 on charges of “founding an organization for the purpose of committing crimes,” “fraud” and “money laundering.” 

She had dropped to 29.5 kilograms... New images of Nihal Candan have emerged: What she ate drew attention

Nihal Candan, who lost a significant amount of weight during her time in prison, was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa.

She had dropped to 29.5 kilograms... New images of Nihal Candan have emerged: What she ate drew attention

Candan, whose health condition steadily worsened, was released in recent weeks in line with doctors’ reports. After her release, a treatment process was initiated for Nihal Candan, but her condition has become even more serious in recent days.

She had dropped to 29.5 kilograms... New images of Nihal Candan have emerged: What she ate drew attention

SHE REFUSED INTENSIVE CARE

Candan’s fashion designer friend Pınar Kerimoğlu shared information about the process in posts on her social media account. Kerimoğlu said doctors had stated that Nihal Candan needed to be admitted to intensive care as soon as possible, but that Candan had refused the recommendation.

She had dropped to 29.5 kilograms... New images of Nihal Candan have emerged: What she ate drew attention

In her statement, Kerimoğlu said, “Normally, she doesn’t eat anything. The doctors want intensive care, but she absolutely refuses. Despite my pleading, we could not convince her.”

She had dropped to 29.5 kilograms... New images of Nihal Candan have emerged: What she ate drew attention

In the video shared by Kerimoğlu, moments in which Nihal Candan, who looked extremely exhausted, tried to eat asparagus drew attention.

She had dropped to 29.5 kilograms... New images of Nihal Candan have emerged: What she ate drew attention

It was stated that Nihal Candan, who was reportedly down to 29 kilograms, is currently under observation in hospital, but that the course of her treatment is at a critical level.  

She had dropped to 29.5 kilograms... New images of Nihal Candan have emerged: What she ate drew attention