She had also lost her husband last year: Former Miss Turkey Fatoş Seğmen reveals the cause of her daughter's death

Former Miss Turkey Fatoş Seğmen has been shaken by two major losses in a short period. Seğmen, who lost her businessman husband Bülent Erdoğan on August 31 last year, laid her 4.5-year-old daughter Alya Erdoğan to rest last week. Stating that her daughter had been battling a chronic illness for a long time, Seğmen recounted what they went through and little Alya's struggle for life.

LITTLE ALYA STRUGGLED WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS FOR YEARS

Stating that Alya began battling a chronic illness when she was just 8 months old, Fatoş Seğmen told Birsen Altuntaş that her daughter had many difficult days during the treatment process. Explaining that the little girl was intubated twice and managed to hold on to life each time, Seğmen expressed that after months spent in the hospital, they also had beautiful days together.

Speaking about her daughter's health condition, Seğmen described their difficult journey with these words:

“The pain of losing a child is like no other. My daughter fought against great pain with her tiny body. I was by her side 24 hours a day. Multiply 4.5 years by three. She had a chronic illness from the age of 8 months. She would get sick with the slightest cold or whenever we traveled to and from Germany. She was intubated twice. She emerged from all these ailments very strongly. We left the hospital we entered on February 21 last year with applause on May 25. We spent a very beautiful summer together in Çeşme.

However, it was understood that she caught a virus during a routine check-up. Her left lung completely shut down. She was being kept alive with ventilator support. No private hospital would take Alya. She received treatment at İzmir City Hospital.”

SHE DESCRIBED HER DAUGHTER'S FINAL MOMENTS

Expressing that experiencing the same difficulties repeatedly during the treatment process exhausted little Alya, Seğmen said she could not forget the way her daughter looked at her. Stating that she received the news that her daughter's heart had stopped shortly after leaving the intensive care room, the mother expressed her helplessness with these words:

“She was very tired of experiencing the same processes and needles over and over again. She looked into my eyes in such a way that I saw that exhaustion. I left the intensive care room, walked one step, and the news came. My child's heart had stopped. This was as far as it went. Alya did not want to live. I could not ask for that selfishness from her. Sometimes, no matter how much you fight, you cannot change the result…”

“I WILL NOT GIVE UP ON LIFE”

Fatoş Seğmen, who is going through a major grieving process following the loss of her daughter, stated that her pain is still very fresh and that she experiences crying spells from time to time. Despite this, Seğmen emphasized that she will continue to live with Alya's memory and said she believes she will reunite with her daughter one day.

Explaining that her daughter did not want to see her crying and would wipe away her tears, Seğmen expressed the place of motherhood in her life with these words:

“My pain is very new, I am having crying spells. Alya never wanted me to cry; she would wipe my tears herself. For this reason, I will not give up on living. She is immortal to me. My child was a very intelligent girl who thought and reasoned for herself after what you said. We will definitely reunite one day. She gave me the magnificent feeling of motherhood. If it were possible, I would have given her my heart, but it was not to be.”

SHE ALSO LOST HER HUSBAND LAST YEAR

The pain Fatoş Seğmen experienced began before her daughter's passing. Seğmen explained that the death of her businessman husband Bülent Erdoğan, who passed away on August 31, 2025, at the age of 52, was also unexpected for her. Stating that her husband had no health problems, Seğmen said that he became ill shortly after a procedure performed due to a polyp detected in his intestine and lost his life.

Reminding of the passing of Bülent Erdoğan, for whom her family had a school built in his name in Malatya last summer, Seğmen stated that the consecutive losses deeply shook her and spoke as follows:

“My husband was very healthy; a polyp had formed in his intestine. He wanted to have it removed. Then he became ill in a very short time and we lost him. Everything happened one after another.”