Turkish MP dies 2 days after collapsing with heart attack while giving speech saying Israel would ‘suffer Allah’s wrath’

A TURKISH MP has died two days after suffering a huge heart attack that saw him collapse to the floor as he gave a speech saying Israel would “suffer Allah’s wrath”.

Hasan Bitmez, 53, was seen criticising the government over their response to the situation in Israel moments before he fell.

Hasan Bitmez has died two days after suffering a heart attack

The man – who suffers from diabetes – dropped to the floor as he rounded up his speech to the Turkish General Assembly Hall in Ankara on Tuesday.

Bitmez reportedly hit his head while falling.

Turhan Çömez, another MP and a trained doctor, was the first to rush to his aid, according to the Turkish outlet Gazete Duvar.

Shortly after, his fellow MPs also helped out to give him first aid before he was taken to hospital where the authorities said he was in a critical condition, according to various news outlets.

Bitmez is the Felicity (Saadet) Party (SP) representative for the northwestern province of Kocaeli.

His party, an Islamist Turkish party, has heavily criticised the Israeli government’s response to the Hamas attack on October 7.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the country’s president, has also been critical of Israel‘s response to the situation in Gaza.

He told a packed hall in Istanbul on Saturday: “Israel has carried out atrocities and massacres that will shame the whole of humanity.

“All the values relating to humanity are being murdered in Gaza.

“In the face of such brutality, international institutions and human rights organizations are not taking any concrete steps to prevent such violations.”