Fatoş Seğmen loses daughter Alya Erdoğan: "I would have given her my heart if I could"

Former Miss Turkey and model Fatoş Seğmen announced that her daughter Alya Erdoğan has died. Seğmen expressed her love for her daughter in a farewell message.

My dear daughter, you taught me that motherhood is the most beautiful feeling in my life. May your place be heaven. I love you so very much, you will always live in my heart, my angel

Fatoş Seğmen

Seğmen also shared the death notice of Alya Erdoğan, daughter of Bülent Erdoğan and Fatoş Erdoğan. According to the notice, the funeral prayer will be held at Narlıdere Central Mosque after the noon prayer, and she will be buried at Narlıdere Yukarı Cemetery.

The illness

Speaking for the first time since her loss, Seğmen said her daughter fought great pain with her tiny body. She said Alya had a chronic illness from the age of 8 months and fell ill at the slightest cold or after trips to and from Germany. She said the little girl was intubated twice and came out of those episodes strong. According to Seğmen, the family left the hospital to applause on May 25 and spent the summer in Çeşme.

Seğmen said a routine check-up revealed Alya had caught a virus, her left lung collapsed completely and she was kept alive with ventilator support. She said no private hospital accepted Alya and that she was treated at İzmir City Hospital. She said she received news that her daughter's heart had stopped just after stepping out of the intensive care room.

Sometimes no matter how hard you fight, you can't change the outcome...

Fatoş Seğmen

"I will not give up on life"

Trying to stay strong through memories of her daughter, Seğmen said her pain is very new and she has crying spells. Noting that Alya would never have wanted her to cry, she said she will therefore not give up on living.

If it were possible, I would have given her my heart, but it wasn't meant to be…

Fatoş Seğmen