What happened?
On July 29, 2025, Martyn Latchman, a 38-year-old teacher-turned-defense-contractor from Milton Keynes, England, collapsed while being prepped for a second hair-transplant procedure at the well-known Dr. Cinik clinic in Istanbul. Staff rushed him to a university hospital, but he died later that evening. Turkish health authorities have opened a formal investigation and ordered an autopsy, while the U.K. Foreign Office is assisting his family.
Latchman had undergone a successful transplant at the same clinic the year before. According to the clinic, he cleared repeat blood work, chest X-ray and ECG on the morning of surgery, and an anesthesiologist was present during preparation.