Two of three people taken ill at Şişli concert have died

A second death reported

Furkan Aksu, 29, Mahmud Sami Ramazanoğlu, 24, and T.M., 33, were hospitalised after becoming ill at the “Unreal x Jeton” concert at Istanbul Congress Center. According to Son Dakika’s report citing DHA and İHA, Ramazanoğlu died after Aksu’s earlier death. T.M. remained in serious condition.

The overnight timeline

The report says the three became ill at about 3.15am and were taken to Taksim Training and Research Hospital after initial treatment. The venue was cleared and police began examining the incident at the event attended by roughly 5,000 people.

The cause is not yet established

Possible involvement of alcohol and drugs is reported as an investigative line, not a confirmed toxicology result or established cause of death. Aksu’s precise cause was expected to be determined through an autopsy. Responsibility should not be assigned conclusively to attendees or organisers before findings are released.

What readers should know

The update concerns a second death from the same incident. At events, serious illness or loss of consciousness warrants alerting medical staff and calling 112 in Turkey. Istanbul’s health directorate lists loss of consciousness among situations requiring emergency medical assistance.