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He Hasn't Left the House for 3 years... A Message on a T-Shirt From Barış, a Virtual World Addict: 'I'm Beyond Redemption now.'

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Barış Özbay, who became addicted to the virtual world after the earthquake in Hatay and attracted attention with his life story, sent a message to those who wondered about him with the German phrase "I'm beyond redemption!" on the t-shirt he wore while refusing treatment. His phone battery...

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Barış Özbay, who became addicted to the virtual world after the earthquake in Hatay and attracted attention with his life story, sent a message to those who wondered about him with the German phrase "I'm beyond redemption!" on the t-shirt he wore while refusing treatment. His phone battery...

Barış Özbay, 25, from Hatay, who became addicted to social media after the earthquake and whose life story made headlines, has stopped his treatment. Özbay, who attracted attention with his t-shirt that read "I'm beyond redemption" in German, said, "I don't want anything, I'm happy."

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Barış Özbay, a 25-year-old from Hatay who dropped out of university after the earthquakes and confined himself to his home and the virtual world, has stopped seeking treatment. Spending his days on his phone, Özbay said, "I don't want anything, I'm happy," while his mother stated that her son has accepted his current life.

Barış Özbay, 25, who spent most of his time on his phone and computer without leaving his house after the February 6 earthquakes in Hatay, has come back into the spotlight. Özbay, who spent approximately three months in the hospital receiving treatment, returned home but stopped taking his medication and reverted to his old lifestyle.

Barış Özbay, a 25-year-old from Hatay, lost his zest for life after the February 6th earthquakes and retreated into the virtual world. Nearly three years later, he hasn't changed his daily routine. After receiving treatment in a hospital for a while, he refused further treatment and now spends his time staring at the wall when his phone is dead, or playing with cats in the garden. His T-shirt, bearing the German phrase "I'm beyond redemption," d…

Semra Özbay, the mother of Barış Özbay, who became addicted to the virtual world after the earthquake, explained that Barış refused treatment, saying, "We admitted him to the hospital during that time. I thought, 'He'll probably fight it and not leave,' but I saw that he acted before me and left. It went well then, he was quite comfortable for 3 months. I thought he would change, but it was in vain, he didn't change."

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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Haberler broke the news on Sunday, October 4, 2026.
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