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AKP mayor injures hand in grape-harvesting machine and undergoes surgery

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Saruhanlı Mayor Ekrem Cıllı injured his left hand while working with a grape-spreading machine during the harvest.
  • He was taken to Manisa Celal Bayar University Hafsa Sultan Hospital and underwent surgery for tendon damage.
  • The municipality said he faced no life-threatening danger or loss of a limb and remained in good condition.

Saruhanlı Mayor Ekrem Cıllı injured his left hand in a grape-spreading machine accident while working on his own land during the harvest.

After the machine was shut down, an ambulance took Cıllı to Manisa Celal Bayar University Hafsa Sultan Hospital. Doctors found tendon damage and operated on his hand.

Our mayor, Ekrem Cıllı, injured his left hand while working with a grape-spreading machine on his own land this evening.

· Saruhanlı MunicipalityThe municipality described how the mayor was injured.

A statement from Saruhanlı Municipality said initial examinations found no life-threatening injuries and no loss of a limb. It added that Cıllı’s general condition was good and that treatment would continue under medical supervision.

Initial examinations found that our mayor was not in life-threatening danger and had not suffered any loss of a limb.

· Saruhanlı MunicipalityThe official statement gave an update on Cıllı’s condition.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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