By FEHMİ ALTUN / ŞANLIURFA

A man who is suspected of being a member of the terrorist organization the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which calls itself the Islamic State, was allegedly admitted to the intensive care unit of Mehmet Akif İnan State Hospital in southeastern Şanlıurfa province.

Ammar Alo was reportedly first taken to a private hospital for initial medical treatment and then moved to Mehmet Akif İnan State Hospital at 9:10 a.m. on Monday. He was said to be in critical condition. Doctors there also said that a number of lab tests were run for the patient.

Clashes have been underway between ISIL and the Democratic Union Party (PYD), an offshoot of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Syria, over the past few days. There have been claims that militants from both sides are being treated in Turkey. According to sources here, PYD members are being treated at Suruç State Hospital and ISIL militants are being treated at Akçakale State Hospital. Militants in critical condition from both sides are often reportedly taken to the Mehmet Akif İnan State Hospital, all of which are in Şanlıurfa.

Photographs of Alo in a hospital were shared on Twitter by many users who expressed anger at the allegations that he is being treated at a Turkish hospital.

The Turkish government’s stance towards ISIL has so far been ambiguous. The Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government has been accused of supporting the terrorist organization by turning a blind eye to its militants crossing the border and even of buying its oil. There have also been claims that Turkey has sent weapons to opposition groups fighting the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria. The government has denied supporting ISIL, which recently released 49 Turkish hostages it had been holding for three months.

In a challenge to the government’s stance, Republican People’s Party (CHP) Deputy Chairman and party spokesperson Haluk Koç on Monday called on the AK Party government to publicly announce that it defines ISIL as a terrorist organization.