In the 25 September episode of MasterChef Türkiye, food lodged in contestant Emre's throat. Chef Mehmet Yalçınkaya performed the Heimlich manoeuvre, after which medical teams intervened.
The contestant struggled while eating the product given to him during the team game and could not breathe. Mehmet Yalçınkaya tried to calm him, saying, "You know this is what I fear most?"