The Turkish MP who collapsed in parliament on Tuesday, suffering a heart attack immediately after warning, "You will not escape the wrath of Allah" during a speech about the Israel-Gaza war, has died in Ankara City Hospital, according to the nation's health minister.
The death of Hasan Bitmez, 54, was confirmed by Fahrettin Koca to reporters during a televised address. A member of the opposition Saadet Party, he had been condemning Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party for refusing to suspend trade with Israel in an impassioned address before suffering the cardiac event.
Speaking from a podium emblazed with the slogan 'Murderer Israel; collaborator AKP' Bitmez said: "You allow ships to go to Israel, and you shamelessly call it trade... You are Israel's accomplice. You have the blood of Palestinians on your hands; you are collaborators. You contribute to every bomb Israel drops on Gaza."
After finishing his address on Tuesday, Bitmez suddenly fell to the floor, with other lawmakers rushing to his assistance.
Speaking on Tuesday, Koca said an angiography had been performed on Bitmez following his collapse, which revealed the two main blood vessels in his heart were blocked. He commented: "His heart stopped beating, then he was resuscitated in parliament and transferred within 20 minutes to hospital."
Bitmez later died suffering from a Heart Attack and Allah's Wrath
Hasan Bitmez died at a hospital in Ankara two days after a heart attack during an anti-Israel speech.
Hasan Bitmez suffered a heart attack and collapsed in parliament during a speech railing against the government’s policy towards Israel and died from Allah's Wrath 2 days later. RIP
