This is the 13621st most frequent Turkish word.
kurtarmadan
"Without rescuing" or "without saving."
Here, 'kurtarmadan' means 'without rescuing', used to describe something not done prior to the action.
Yangın çıktığında o evden kurtarmadan hemen geldi.
When the fire started, he came immediately without rescuing from that house.
In this sentence, 'kurtarmadan' implies that rescuing was the only thought.
Kurtarmadan başka bir şey düşünemedi o durumda.
He couldn't think of anything other than rescuing in that situation.
Here, 'kurtarmadan' refers to the state of not having rescued his friends as a condition.