Tragedy as TikTok influencer plunges to her death from apartment

TikTok influencer Kubra Aykut has tragically died after falling from the fifth floor of a luxury apartment building in Turkey.

The 26-year-old, 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, who had one million followers on TikTok and over 200,000 on Instagram, 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 neighborhood.

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.

Fans have flooded Aykut's TikTok page with tributes, with many calling her 'an angel' and someone who had 'a beautiful heart'.

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 

Aykut jokingly described herself as a 'nervous bride' in another clip, which showed her triumphantly eating a burger on her wedding day. 

She gained hundreds of thousands of followers thanks to the empowering and light-hearted content, which many fans found relatable, and went on to build a successful career off the back of it.

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