Tamer Hassan, a British-Turkish actor who plays a criminal in movies, held back tears as he claimed that members of his family remain missing among the earthquake wreckage that has killed 16,000 people in Turkey and Syria.
Mr. Hassan, whose daughter Belle is a Love Island star and who is a close friend of Danny Dyer and Ray Winstone, is currently in charge of a drive to collect £100,000 to aid in the humanitarian crisis.
The 54-year-old celebrity struggled to hold back tears as he told Sky News, “We have relatives missing.” We’re not optimistic because of the cold; instead, we’re really concerned. Having no words, All of us are heartbroken. Our family members have passed away. We’re attempting to find a way to go into the most severely impacted places, therefore I’ll be going to Turkey.
Despite the fact that Mr. Hassan was born in New Cross, southeast London, he regards Turkey as his “mother nation.”
He is now in Cyprus but plans to fly to the crisis-hit area, using his internet presence to attempt to gather money “to aid people in need.”
The boxer-turned-actor broke over in his thirties when he co-starred with Mr. Dyer in The Football Factory, then acted with Daniel Craig in Layer Cake, and also had an appearance in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins. NCIS and Game of Thrones are two of his TV credits.
Love Island winner Ekin-Su Culculoglu’s extended family members are among those made homeless by the disaster; their houses were either damaged or destroyed, forcing them to sleep outdoors.
The 7.8 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes this week caused damage to more than 23 million people. 16,000 people have died, while many more are still missing. According to the UN and Turkish authorities, 10.9 million people in Syria and 13.5 million people in Turkey have been impacted by the crisis.
Families of many renowned Britons from the Turkish community in the UK, the most of whom reside in London, have been pleading for assistance in finding their loved ones as many remain buried under the wreckage in the frigid weather.
Tamer, the father of Love Island celebrity Belle Hasaan, spoke from Cyprus, where he has been collecting goods and raising money for his trip to Turkey.
There are certain parts there that have been entirely leveled without assistance, he added. We’re reaching out and asking for any assistance we can get.
The Turkish government’s approach to the problem was then criticized by Tamer as he went on to say: “My greatest concern is that people will start turning on one other.”
Government efforts are insufficient. They must stand up, do much more for us, and come together so that we may all provide our best assistance. We just need assistance from people everywhere, and we must come together as a family.
“It’s tragic for all of us,” All of us are broken, yet we’re all trying to get by. The government must intervene and defend its citizens by deploying the army.
“I pray this humanitarian catastrophe never occurs again in our lifetimes. It is unlike anything we’ve ever seen.” Everyone else who has lost someone has my deepest sympathies.
Following a severe earthquake that struck areas of Turkey and Syria, Ekin-Su Culculoglu said that some of her extended family members were left with no choice but to sleep outdoors.
The Love Island winner, 28, who is of Turkish descent and spent two years living in Istanbul, said that several members of her extended family were affected by Monday’s tragedy.
She spoke about the earthquake on Sky News on Tuesday, saying that some of her extended family members had to sleep outdoors as a result of the catastrophe.
Ekin-Su confessed it has been a “frightening” period for her during her broadcast appearance from her Essex home as she offered her support for relief efforts.
She said, “I have family members who have certainly felt the shaking; they have gone outdoors and have been sleeping outside.”
It scares me since it involves my personal friends and family. On Instagram, I’ve received a lot of messages from individuals who have provided me addresses and live photos. They are pleading for assistance.
“I want to assist everyone out there from Syria and Turkey as much as I can using my platform,” she said.
Ekin-Su, who appeared in a British Red Cross appeal video, said she had contributed funds to the rescue operation and plans to go to Turkey with the organization at the “first chance.”
As soon as the chance arises, I’m there, she said. Of course, it’s my native tongue and second language. I’m willing to help out anyway I can for everyone. So whenever there is a chance, I’ll be there.
‘I just want to scream here again, please help, to everyone in the UK or whomever was following me [on Instagram] from whatever I was on previously. Children, families, and friends here are in critical need of your assistance, she said.
“I can’t stress this enough. It’s quite depressing and painful. We are all in this together as a country. It’s my hometown and my nation; I am speechless.
Ekin-Su was raised in Istanbul while appearing in Turkish television programs before returning to the UK. She was born in Islington, London, to Turkish parents Sezer and Zekai. She has a younger brother named Arda as well as parents who moved to the UK.
Speaking from personal experience, she revealed that throughout her two years spent living in Istanbul, she was “constantly in terror” of earthquakes.
“I always lived in dread when I lived in Istanbul,” she added, “but it is so heartbreaking that this has reached several places and has devastated a large region of Turkey and Syria.”
Ekin-Su, who appeared in a British Red Cross appeal video, said she had contributed funds to the rescue operation and plans to go to Turkey with the organization at the “first chance.”
As soon as the chance arises, I’m there, she said. Of course, it’s my native tongue and second language. I’m willing to help out anyway I can for everyone. So whenever there is a chance, I’ll be there.
‘I just want to scream here again, please help, to everyone in the UK or whomever was following me [on Instagram] from whatever I was on previously. Children, families, and friends here are in critical need of your assistance, she said.
“I can’t stress this enough. It’s quite depressing and painful. We are all in this together as a country. It’s my hometown and my nation; I am speechless.
Ekin-Su was raised in Istanbul while appearing in Turkish television programs before returning to the UK. She was born in Islington, London, to Turkish parents Sezer and Zekai. She has a younger brother named Arda as well as parents who moved to the UK.
Speaking from personal experience, she revealed that throughout her two years spent living in Istanbul, she was “constantly in terror” of earthquakes.
“I always lived in dread when I lived in Istanbul,” she added, “but it is so heartbreaking that this has reached several places and has devastated a large region of Turkey and Syria.”
Rescuers in Turkey and Syria have been looking for survivors who may still be inside the collapsed houses that were left behind by the deadly earthquake.
Search crews were still extricating individuals from the wreckage on Wednesday, more than 48 hours after the original 7.8-magnitude earthquake, against all odds. An whole Syrian family was among those discovered alive after spending days stranded in the bitter cold.
Amazing footage have surfaced showing youngsters being plucked alive from dust-covered building wrecks by rescue personnel around the ravaged area. Tuesday saw the rescue of a newborn infant who was still linked to her deceased mother.
Arif Kaan, age 3, was also rescued from the ruins of a fallen apartment building in Kahramanmaras, a city close to the epicenter.
A few hours later, rescuers in the city of Adiyaman extricated 10-year-old Betul Edis from the ruins of her house. Her grandpa kissed her and talked sweetly to her as she was placed into an ambulance, drawing cheers from the crowd.
The WHO has cautioned that time is running out for the thousands of wounded and those still believed to be trapped. However, hundreds more are believed to be still alive under enormous mounds of concrete and bent metal.
According to Ilan Kelman, a professor of disasters and health at University College London, more than 90% of earthquake survivors are found during the first three days.
According to Kelman, a researcher on earthquake rescue efforts, infrastructure collapse kills people more often than earthquakes do.
The most urgent issue, according to him, is providing medical care to victims who have been crushed by fallen structures before “their bodies fail” or they bleed to death.
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