Saturday, September 28, 2024 – TikTok influencer, Kubra Aykut has tragically died at the age of 26 after falling from the fifth floor of a luxury apartment building in Turkey.
The Turkish influencer, who gained worldwide fame for her
viral 'Wedding without a Groom' videos, was reportedly found dead in Istanbul's
Sultanbeyli district last Monday.
A suicide note is said to have been found with her body,
Turkish media reports.
It comes after the social media star left fans concerned
with recent posts about losing weight.
She wrote: 'I've gathered my energy, but I can't seem to
gain weight. I lose a kilogram every day. I don't know what to do; I urgently
need to gain weight.'
Aykut is reported to have fallen from her apartment on Gişe
Street in the exclusive Hasanpaşa neighbourhood.
Police launched an investigation and her body was taken for
a post-mortem at a private hospital.
Her body was then taken back to her hometown Bursa, where
her parents live and she was born, to be buried at a funeral attended by
friends and loved ones.
Turkish influencer Dilan Polat was among the mourners, as
well as Enes Çetinkaya, Polat's lawyer who is believed to have been
Aykut's long-term partner.
The final video she shared shortly before her death showed
her meticulously cleaning her apartment.
The social media star shot to fame on TikTok after holding
an elaborate wedding without a partner in 2023.
She wore a stunning white dress and tiara for the ceremony,
in which she 'married' herself, and declared: ''I cannot find a worthy groom
for myself.'
She drove off in a car adorned with flowers, holding her
bouquet out the window and shouting gleefully.
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