Turkey: Elderly Kurdish woman denied medical treatment in Istanbul due to language barrier - Medya News
Share postAn 84-year-old Kurdish woman, Karakız Baymaz, was denied medical treatment at a hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, because she couldn’t speak Turkish. Her son, Osman Nuri Baymaz, who accompanied her, told Mezopotamya Agency (MA) that the attending physician insisted on a certified Kurdish interpreter. During the incident at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital […] Kurdish woman, Karakız Baymaz, 84, was denied medical treatment at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, due to a language barrier. Her son, Osman Nuri Bay maz, accompanied her to the hospital, where the attending physician insisted on a certified Kurdish interpreter. Despite BaymAZ offering to translate for his mother, the hospital refused and sent an Arabic interpreter instead of the requested Kurdish one. The hospital has Arabic interpreters due to the rising Syrian population but lacks Kurdish interpreters, despite the country having a population of 15 million Kurds. A mental competency report is required in psychiatry, making layperson interpretation inappropriate, according to a hospital representative.
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An 84-year-old Kurdish woman, Karakız Baymaz, was denied medical treatment at a hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, because she couldn’t speak Turkish. Her son, Osman Nuri Baymaz, who accompanied her, Mezopotamya Agency (MA) that the attending physician insisted on a certified Kurdish interpreter.
During the incident at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital on Wednesday, Baymaz offered to translate for his mother but was refused. “I filed a complaint against the doctor and the hospital,” he stated. Later, the hospital sent an Arabic interpreter instead of the requested Kurdish one. “This is a human rights violation,” Baymaz added.
Confirming the incident, a hospital representative said that a mental competency report is required in psychiatry, making layperson interpretation inappropriate. The hospital has Arabic interpreters due to the rising Syrian population but lacks Kurdish interpreters, despite the country having a population of 15 million Kurds. “A Kurdish interpreter must be requested from the Ministry of Health,” the representative explained.