Tamer Hassan admits devastating carnage he witnessed after the Turkey earthquake changed him forever as he urges fans to 'seize every moment'
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Tamer Hassan has admitted he was changed forever after witnessing the devastating carnage of the Turkey earthquake in 2023. In February of that year a a series of earthquakes killed around 55,000 people in Turkey and Syria, the worst earthquakes the region has seen in 20 years.
![[In February 2023, a series of earthquakes killed around 55,000 people in Turkey and Syria, the worst earthquakes the region has seen in 20 years]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/19/93927545-14268113-image-a-1_1736450595754.jpg)
And after hearing the news, the British gangster movie star, 56, headed to the country to help victims of the devastating earthquakes. Discussing the tragic even in an interview with Loaded, The Football Factory star urged people to seize every moment as he discussed how the earthquake 'truly changed' him.
![[He said: 'I went to Turkey to help during the earthquake and ended up staying for five months. What I witnessed, the smell of death, the misery, the heartache, that truly changed me']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/19/93928711-14268113-He_added_When_you_experience_that_there_s_something_inside_you_t-a-13_1736451963739.jpg)
Tamer explained: 'I’m at a stage in my life where I've had all the cars and houses and I'm very humbled. 'I went to Turkey to help during the earthquake and ended up staying for five months. What I witnessed, the smell of death, the misery, the heartache, that truly changed me.'.
![[Urging people to seize every moment as life is short, he continued: 'Every breath you take could be the last one. I'm of the belief that this roof could fall down on top of me right now']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/19/93928227-14268113-image-a-6_1736451162934.jpg)
Tamer Hassan has said devastating carnage he witnessed after the Turkey earthquake changed him forever as he urges fans to 'seize every moment'. In February 2023, a series of earthquakes killed around 55,000 people in Turkey and Syria, the worst earthquakes the region has seen in 20 years.
![[Elsewhere during the interview, Tamer revealed how he is getting into shape in more ways than one as he prepares to play Ibiza legend Tony Pike (pictured 2015) in a new movie]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/19/93928265-14268113-image-a-8_1736451273791.jpg)
He added: 'When you experience that, there's something inside you that makes you go, “I don't give a f*** for any of those material things.”. 'So if I can help somebody screen a movie or have a nice bit of dinner or a roof over their head, that’s what it’s all about.'.
![[He said: 'We plan to start shooting at the end of Feb, which means I’ve got an intense weight loss regime ahead of me, which I’m not looking forward to' (pictured last year)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/19/93928281-14268113-image-a-9_1736451311333.jpg)
