After Heart Attack, Cem Yılmaz Says He Has Quit Smoking: “You Saved Me Again”

Cem Yılmaz says the first major change after his heart attack was giving up cigarettes. The well-known Turkish comedian underwent angiography in Çanakkale after falling ill at his summer home in Ayvacık.

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Yes, I quit smoking, I lost weight... I did everything you wanted. Now it is society’s turn. Let’s see whether society will fulfill my wishes too. Thank God, my health is good. Once again, I thank every loved one who supported me with their efforts and good wishes. You saved me again.

Doctors kept him under observation for 48 hours in the coronary intensive care unit at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Hospital before discharging him. In a social media post, Yılmaz said he had followed advice aimed at helping him lead a healthier life. He said he had quit smoking and lost weight.

“Yes, I quit smoking, I lost weight... I did everything you wanted. Now it is society’s turn. Let’s see whether society will fulfill my wishes too. Thank God, my health is good,” Yılmaz wrote. He thanked everyone who had supported him and added, “You saved me again.”

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Anyone who has not had their heart and blood vessels checked in the past week should do so. Blood vessels are very important.

He also urged anyone who had not had their heart and blood vessels checked in the past week to do so, writing, “Blood vessels are very important.” Yılmaz treated public speculation about a line on his earlobe with humor, joking that it indicated obvious kidney failure when the ear was enlarged.

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Obvious kidney failure... It appears when you zoom in on the ear. How did I not see it? Please, let us all be more careful and conscious... Let us bring life closer.