On 12 December 2023, Bitmez collapsed from a
heart attack in parliament, moments after finishing a speech denouncing
Israel in the context of the
Gaza genocide, saying that Israel "will suffer the wrath of
Allah," and criticizing the ongoing relationship between Turkey's ruling
Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Israel. While he collapsed, AKP members of parliament chanted "this is the wrath of Allah". He died at
Ankara Bilkent City Hospital two days later, on 14 December at the age of 53, one day before his 54th birthday. He was buried at
Merkezefendi Cemetery in Istanbul. Bitmez is the fourth MP in the history of Turkey to have died during or after an event that took place in the Assembly, following
Halid Karsıalan, Mehmet Abdurrezak Ceylan, and Mehmet Fevzi Şıhanlıoğlu. Following his death, the
Felicity and Future Alliance failed to maintain the 20-deputy quota to unify, and it subsequently fell apart. However, CHP Kütahya MP
Ali Fazıl Kasap switched parties and refounded the group until the group dissolved to create
New Path. == See also ==