Cause of death of 35-year-old Turkish actress was heart attack, says preliminary report

SÃO PAULO, SP (UOL/FOLHAPRESS) - A pre-report from the Turkish Legal Medicine Institute points to a heart attack as the cause of the death of actress Ece Írtem

The preliminary document indicates that the 35-year-old actress died after a heart attack. The information was published by the Turkish website Habertürk, which says that the cause is yet to be confirmed in a final report.

Ece Írtem was found dead at home in the Kad?köy neighborhood of Istanbul on June 15. Known for playing the character I??l in the series "K?z?lc?k ?erbeti", she was buried in Ku?adas?, Ayd?n province, her hometown.

Habertürk states that the local press published different versions of what caused the death. According to the Milliyet newspaper, cited in the report, the definitive reason will only be established after more detailed analysis by experts.

WHAT IS STILL TO BE DECIDED

The actress's mother, Nuriye Írtem, reported to authorities that her daughter mixed alcohol and medicine. "I drank alcohol excessively and also used heavy antidepressants," she said, in a statement cited by Habertürk.

Írtem's lawyer, U?ur Gökkoyun, asked that the autopsy evaluate an episode that occurred on a trip to Thailand. He stated that the actress had been bitten by a monkey and that this type of injury could have serious consequences, such as sepsis, and requested that this be considered in the investigation.

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