ALBAWABA - Turkish manager Ayşe Barım faces surgery amid ongoing legal uncertainty.
Istanbul drug operation shakes Turkish entertainment: Hadise, İrem Derici, and more questionedFamous Turkish talent manager Ayşe Barım is still getting care at a private hospital in Nişantaşı, even though he is still having legal and medical problems. Barım was released from Marmara Prison in Silivri on October 1 and put under house arrest for 248 days. The next day, when prosecutors tried to get her freed, she was sent back to jail.
In recent weeks, there has been a lot of new attention on the experienced manager, who is accused of helping to overthrow the government during the Gezi Park protests in 2013. Due to a long-term heart problem, her health has become an important part of the case. Doctors at the hospital have decided that she needs open-heart surgery.
Medical reports say that Barım's health is still awful but stable. In an urgent report to the court, a medical board at the hospital suggested surgery. The court responded by giving her new 24-hour postponement orders every day to keep her from going back to jail and to stay in the hospital.
According to people familiar with the case, security officers have been stationed outside her hospital room the whole time she's been there. Their job is to keep her safe while making sure she keeps getting the medical care she needs.
Barım's lawyers say that sending her back to prison would put her life at risk and that the ongoing postponement orders show how serious her health is. On a compassionate level, they want her to be freed completely.
They are accusing the 58-year-old manager of "aiding in the overthrow of the state" and "participating in unlawful demonstrations." The manager is known for working with some of Turkey's prominent actors and artists. She could spend up to 30 years in jail if she is found guilty.
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Many people and the media are interested in the case, and rights groups are pointing out what it means for freedom of speech and how high-profile suspects are treated in Turkey's court system.
For now, Ayşe Barım is still being watched by doctors as they get ready for the heart surgery she is scheduled to have in a few days. Meanwhile, the courts continue to review her legal situation daily.
