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Found his father in the garbage house

Four years ago, photographer Mehmet Kapılı, living in Belediye Evleri Mahallesi in Çukurova district, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. His son Özgür Kapılı, a father of four, went to work as a seasonal laborer in Bodrum, Muğla, six months ago. Allegedly, S.K., Mehmet Kapılı's spouse, showed no interest in taking care of him. Due to his busy work schedule, Özgür Kapılı couldn't come to Adana, but he regularly communicated with his mother and received positive updates about his father's health.

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Upon entering the house, Özgür Kapılı witnessed his bedridden father with overgrown hair and beard, emaciated and almost skin and bones. The house was in a deplorable condition, resembling a garbage dump. Despite repeatedly trying to contact his mother, S.K., she did not answer the phone. Health teams arrived at the scene and took the elderly man to the hospital by ambulance. Inside the house, it was evident that the elderly man was staying in the same room as his soiled diapers, cigarette butts were scattered around the rooms, trash was piled up, the food in the fridge had mold and maggots, and flies and insects had infested the kitchen and other rooms.