Turkey brings coronavirus patient home from Sweden after daughter asks for help on social media

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Turkey on April 26 brought home one of its citizens who was diagnosed with coronavirus from Sweden upon his daughter's ask for help on social media.

Emrullah Gülüşken was brought to Turkey via an air ambulance that left Malmo Airport at 9 a.m. local time and arrived at the Ankara Esenboğa Airport at 1:30 p.m.

After routine health checks, Gülüşken and his three children were taken to a hospital.

Gülüşken tested positive for COVID-19 but was allegedly denied treatment by authorities. His daughters Leyla and Samira shared posts on social media, asking for help.

Turkey's Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced that Turkish authorities would bring the family back.

Bir kız evlat, COVID-19 hastası babası için hiçbirimizin unutamayacağı bir şey yaptı. Ülkemiz harekete geçti. Ambulans uçağımız sabah İsveç’ten hastamızı aldı. Birazdan Ankara’da olacak. (Sevgili Leyla, biz 25 bin hastamızı iyileştirdik. İnşallah Emrullah Bey de iyileşecek.) pic.twitter.com/J5xvaOFZHg

— Dr. Fahrettin Koca (@drfahrettinkoca) April 26, 2020

"A daughter did something that would be an example to all. Our country took very swift action. Our ambulance aircraft brought the patient from Sweden this morning," Koca wrote on Twitter.

"Dear Leyla, we have cured over 25,000 patients, Emrullah Gülüşken will recover as well," he added.

Sevgili Leyla, sesini duyduk. Ambulans uçağımız saat 06'da havalanıyor, İsveç’e geliyoruz. Tüm Türkiye, böyle bir dönemde, uzakta olmanıza üzüldük. Baban için hastanemiz, hekimlerimiz hazır. Cumhurbaşkanımızın, bütün halkımızın geçmiş olsun dileklerini iletiyorum. Çok sevgiler. pic.twitter.com/y4vUOQMGNl

— Dr. Fahrettin Koca (@drfahrettinkoca) April 26, 2020

Daughters of the Turkish expat thanked President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Health Minister Koca for their initiative.