{"id":292166,"date":"2017-02-08T11:28:39","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T11:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=292166"},"modified":"2017-02-08T11:28:39","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T11:28:39","slug":"12-yr-old-dies-of-cancer-after-being-denied-exit-from-turkey-for-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/02\/12-yr-old-dies-of-cancer-after-being-denied-exit-from-turkey-for-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"12-yr old dies of cancer after being denied exit from Turkey for treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 12-year-old child has died of brain cancer several months after Turkish border agents seized his and his parents\u2019 passports at \u0130stanbul Atat\u00fcrk Airport, causing the family to abandon their plans to receive cancer treatment in Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>According to a series of tweets posted by Turkish journalist S\u0131tk\u0131 \u00d6zcan on Tuesday, the family\u2019s passports were seized at the border because of alleged links to the G\u00fclen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of masterminding a coup attempt on July 15, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a kid. 12 years old. Had brain cancer. Doctor said he had 30 days left. The family had not lost hope and found a chance for treatment in Cuba,\u201d tweeted \u00d6zcan on Tuesday, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a last-ditch effort, the family went to the airport to take their son to Cuba. But their passports, including that of the child, were seized. They were not allowed to leave Turkey for the treatment,\u201d \u00d6zcan tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>According to the journalist, even though the parents \u201cbegged\u201d border security to allow their child to leave, the plea was denied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe family begged: \u2018Please, let our son go and receive treatment.\u2019 Yet, it didn\u2019t happen. They did not let the child leave,\u201d \u00d6zcan said in another tweet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause the child was not allowed to leave, the cancer advanced. First, part of his face became paralyzed, and then he experienced loss of his vision,\u201d \u00d6zcan added.<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6zcan ended his tweets by \u201ccongratulating the Turkish authorities\u201d for causing the death of a 12-year-old child by not letting him receive cancer treatment abroad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd the child you [Turkish officials] prevented from leaving the county passed away today. Furkan is no longer with us. 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