Turkish singer Volkan Konak passed away at 58 on Sunday night. Konak collapsed mid-performance during a concert in Cyprus. He received medical attention and was rushed to Famagusta State Hospital, where he later died. A video of the incident is being widely circulated on social media.
In the now-viral video, Konak is seen performing on stage with his band members. As he walked toward the back of the stage, he suddenly collapsed. Upon noticing this, his band members and event organisers rushed to him. He appeared lifeless.
Despite all efforts, the singer couldn’t be revived. He was pronounced dead at 12:42 am.
VOLKAN KONAK, ÜLKEMİZDE KONSER VERDİĞİ SIRADA SAHNEDE RAHATSIZLANDI, TÜM ÇABALARA RAĞMEN KURTARILAMADI
Volkan Konak’ın Grand Sapphire Otel sahnesinde rahatsızlandığı o üzücü anlar…#VolkanKonak pic.twitter.com/K0MXCFlfQx
— Özgür Gazete Kıbrıs (@CyprusNewspaper) March 30, 2025
The hospital authorities said in a statement, “On March 30, 2025, at around 23:23, upon receiving a report to the 112 Emergency Call Center, our 112 Emergency health team quickly arrived at the hotel where the artist was performing. At that time, CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) was applied for approximately 40 minutes by the doctors at the concert area and the 112 team, and then he was intubated and transferred to our hospital at 12:10 am.”
The statement further read, “The artist entered our hospital as ‘Ex enrollment’ at 12:17 am and was immediately taken to the CPR room. Here, a team consisting of an anesthesiologist, emergency room physicians, internal medicin and cardiology specialists applied advanced life support (CPR) for 25 minutes. However, despite all medical interventions, no response was received. Volkan Konak lost his life at 12:42 and CPR was terminated.”
Volkan Konak was a Turkish folk singer. He was best know for the song “Cerrahpasa”.