The hospital's head doctor. He is a stoic who justifies his inaction and the hospital’s abysmal conditions by claiming that suffering is merely a mental state and that there is no difference between a warm room and a cold ward.

The story centers on the philosophical conflict between two main characters in a provincial mental asylum:

The narrative reaches its climax when Dr. Ragin’s intellectual detachment is tested; after becoming a patient in his own ward, he realizes too late the fallacy of his passive philosophy. Cultural Impact Altıncı Koğuş - Vikipedi

An educated patient suffering from persecution mania. He represents the sensitive, suffering individual who remains acutely aware of the injustice and squalor surrounding him.