Holter monitor fitted for Mahir Polat's blood pressure tracking! Sent back to prison
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) Deputy Secretary General Mahir Polat, who was transferred back to the hospital from the Marmara Closed Penal Execution Institution where he is being held due to serious health issues, has been returned to prison after being fitted with a holter monitor to track his blood pressure for 24 hours.
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The Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) requested that certain missing tests and examinations be conducted on IBB Deputy Secretary General Mahir Polat, who was arrested as part of investigations into the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. Mahir Polat underwent an examination yesterday at the Council of Forensic Medicine, where he was referred to have his health status evaluated.
Polat was taken from the Marmara Closed Penal Execution Institution in Silivri under security measures yesterday morning and brought to the Istanbul Council of Forensic Medicine. After being examined by a panel of experts, Polat was transferred back to prison once the procedures were completed.
TRANSFERRED TO HOSPITAL
It was stated that the Council of Forensic Medicine sent a memorandum to the Bakirkoy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office requesting that Polat be transferred to a hospital to perform certain tests and examinations deemed missing from the file.
It was reported that the relevant board would make a decision based on the results of these tests. It was learned that Mahir Polat would be transferred to the hospital for the necessary tests and examinations.
Mahir Polat's lawyer, Erkam Erdem, announced that Mahir Polat had been transferred to the Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital.
Erdem stated, "We have learned that the examinations and tests are currently being conducted." he said.
Mahir has been sent back to prison. A holter monitor was fitted for 24-hour blood pressure tracking, and he underwent an ultrasound as well as examinations for heart and anxiety issues.
— Erkam Erdem (@ErkamErdem1) April 8, 2025
Under these conditions, it appears the file will not go to the ATK until tomorrow for a final evaluation from the Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital...
HOLTER MONITOR FITTED
Erkam Erdem stated that a holter monitor was fitted to Mahir Polat for 24-hour blood pressure tracking and that he was sent back to prison.
Erdem noted the following:
"Mahir has been sent back to prison. A holter monitor was fitted for 24-hour blood pressure tracking, and he underwent an ultrasound as well as examinations for heart and anxiety issues. Under these conditions, it appears the file will not go to the ATK until tomorrow for a final evaluation from the Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital."
HAS SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES
On March 29, Mahir Polat was taken by ambulance from the Marmara Closed Penal Execution Institution, where he is being held, to the Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital.
Following his check-ups, Polat was kept under observation in the Cardiology Intensive Care Unit of the hospital and underwent an angiography procedure.
After his treatment was completed, Polat was discharged on March 31 and sent back to the penal institution.
On April 4, Polat appeared before a board at the hospital within the Marmara Closed Penal Execution Institution campus to determine whether his health condition was suitable for remaining in the penal institution.
The board decided that Polat should be referred to the Council of Forensic Medicine.