Occupied north IVF clinic rejects BBC report on donor mix-ups

Local Crimehealthnorth cyprusTop News Occupied north IVF clinic rejects BBC report on donor mix-ups 36bef6c0 278e 11f1 A79a 77e93010d956 Relevant News Dry rivers flow again after August storms hit parts of Cyprus 19 August 2026 Occupied north IVF clinic rejects BBC report on donor mix-ups 19 August 2026 Heading out to hunt while the mercury’s still climbing 19 August 2026 newsroom 19 August 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber The Miracle IVF clinic in the occupied north has rejected a BBC investigation into fertility treatments involving sperm or egg donors other than those selected by parents, describing the report as “incomplete, one-sided and misleading.” The clinic and Dr Firdevs Uguz Tip are both named in the BBC investigation. According to reports from the occupied north, the clinic issued a statement today addressing the investigation, published two days ago, arguing that press freedom and public interest principles cannot justify publishing accusations without evidence or ignoring official documents. The Miracle clinic says no specific documents, patient records or valid patient consent forms have been produced to date proving personal or institutional responsibility on the part of the clinic or Dr Tip. It also says the results of inspections carried out at the clinic by the occupied north’s “health ministry” were not adequately made public, nor were what it called Dr Tip’s “full and documented explanations, which were limited to a brief denial.” The clinic cites a letter from the “health ministry” dated July 23, 2026, which it says shows that the Doğuş IVF clinic and the Miracle clinic do not belong to the same legal and institutional entity. According to the clinic’s statement, Dr Tip worked at the Doğuş clinic between 2009 and 2015 solely as a gynaecologist and obstetrician. She joined the Miracle clinic as the doctor responsible for IVF procedures after it began operating on April 18, 2019, having secured a “licence” from the occupied north. On that timeline, the clinic argues that the BBC investigation’s references to the 2011–2015 period, when Miracle was not operating, do not reflect reality. The statement says that because of what it describes as unverified claims, the attribution of events before 2019 to the Miracle clinic, and the disregard of “official” documents, the clinic and Dr Tip reserve the right to pursue all necessary “legal and administrative avenues to protect their personal rights and their professional and commercial reputation.” The first political party to issue a statement on the matter was the Community Justice Party (KKD). In a statement today, the KKD’s health office asked whether the occupied north’s “government” would now dismiss the matter as an “attempt to create impressions.” The KKD noted that these are new claims from the BBC, and called on the “health minister” to release the results of the inspection previously carried out into IVF clinics. It said that if claims that DNA tests found donors were different from those chosen by parents based on the medical history provided by the clinic are confirmed, this could not be considered a simple medical error. The KKD’s health committee said that using reproductive cells from a different person than the donor a person believes they selected with explicit consent can have extremely serious consequences for patient consent, medical safety, the traceability of genetic and health history, and a child’s rights concerning their biological origin, adding that IVF is a critical area of healthcare but that claims against certain clinics or individuals should not cast suspicion over the entire healthcare sector. (Featured photograph from BBC News) Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Dry rivers flow again after August storms hit parts of Cyprus Heading out to hunt while the mercury’s still climbing Averof, my old teacher… How the attack on DISY and AKEL blew up in his own face Jet ski rescue saves swimmer off Limassol beach Who exactly is Averof Neofytou talking to? Turkey: Chasing ghosts, and being chased by them Nick Kyrgios suspended from tennis after testing positive for cocaine Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.