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KONYA, TÜRKİYE - APRIL 25: A 67-year-old Turkish man began speaking Danish -- a language he had not used in years -- after suffering a brain blood clot and receiving emergency treatment in central Türkiye, doctors and family members said Friday, Apr. 25.Rahmi Karademir, who spent two decades living in Denmark before returning to settle in Türkiye’s Konya province ten years ago, underwent knee surgery last week at the Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine Hospital.Two days after the operation, Karademir suddenly lost strength in his right arm and leg and developed speech impairment. He was rushed for evaluation, where doctors discovered a blood clot blocking a major vessel on the left side of his brain.Neurologists immediately performed an angiography and removed the clot. Following the successful procedure, Karademir’s symptoms significantly improved --but he could no longer speak Turkish.Instead, he began communicating in Danish, a language he had not spoken in years.His sudden switch in language startled his wife and children, some of whom speak Danish and were able to communicate with him more easily.Karademir said he understood Turkish but could not speak it, a situation that caused him considerable distress.(Footage by Anıl Kuru /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)