Turkish Medical Association: 105 Dead and 30 Gravely Wounded

Ministry of Health explained 131 people were severely wounded at Ankara bombing; 53 of them are in intensive care unit. The Ministry had stated the death toll was 97.

Death toll will become clearer with the help of DNA

Turkish Medical Association (TTB) President Beyazıt İlhan told bianet they have identified 105 dead persons until now.

“The difference between announced death tolls results from unidentified or shattered bodies. Autopsies ended but there are disjoined organs that we couldn’t identify. We aren’t sure how many people they belonged to. We can only know the result of DNA analysis when it is declared in two or three days. Only then, the death toll will be clear. Doctors, forensic medicine and hospitals determined the number 105. We are rechecking. Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) mentioned 128 dead people, there can be repeating names on records.”

30 people have a risk of death

TTB President Beyazıt İlhan:

“440 injured people rushed to the hospitals after the bombing. Some of them received ambulatory treatment while others came out of hospital in a few days. More than 30 people have a risk of death, unfortunately.”

HDP: There is a mistake at the death toll we remarked

HDP Basın Bureau apologized for the wrong death toll they mentioned and condemned the Ministry of Health because they didn’t give information about the case.

"It is understood that the death toll we mentioned was wrong owing to difficulties and obstacles while trying to reach information from health institutions and Ministry of Health after the bombing, problems we faced while forming lists that came from different institutions to our Crisis Desk, people who couldn’t be heard from, numeration system of Forensic Medicine and the disjoined organs of the dead bodies made announcing the correct number difficult.

“We apologize from the people and public opinion for this mistake.” (NV/BD)

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