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Ay\u015feg\u00fcl Eraslan, a Turkish fashion influencer, died on March 13 at age 27<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
She was found dead in her home in Ka\u011f\u0131thane, Turkey, according to multiple reports<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Eraslan had over 361,000 followers on Instagram, where she shared her outfits and photos from her world travels<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Ay\u015feg\u00fcl Eraslan, a Turkish fashion influencer, died on Friday, March 13. She was 27.<\/p>\n
Eraslan \u2014 who had over 361,000 followers on Instagram<\/a>, where she shared her outfits and photos from her world travels \u2014\u00a0was found dead inside her home in Ka\u011f\u0131thane, a municipality in Northeastern Turkey, S\u00f6zc\u00fc<\/em><\/a> and Cumhuriyet<\/em><\/a> reported.<\/p>\n According to S\u00f6zc\u00fc<\/em>, the content creator\u2019s relatives went to her home after they were unable to contact her and then alerted authorities when nobody answered the door. After police entered and found her lifeless, a medical team pronounced her dead at the scene.<\/p>\n The outlet reported that, following an investigation of the crime scene by the public prosecutor, Eraslan\u2019s body was transferred to a forensic medicine institute.<\/p>\n The Ka\u011f\u0131thane Public Security Bureau later determined that the internet personality returned home on March 11 following a trip to Egypt and entered the building she lived in with her suitcase, the S\u00f6zc\u00fc<\/em> reported. Security footage reviewed by police allegedly showed actor Sunay Kurtulu\u0219 entering Eraslan\u2019s apartment an hour before her death; he stayed briefly before leaving the building.<\/p>\n Cumhuriyet<\/em> reported that police questioned Kurtulu\u0219. He was then released him after he gave his statement to authorities.<\/p>\n In a statement<\/a> posted to Instagram on Sunday, March 15, lawyers for Kurtulu\u0219 said that he was \u201conly questioned as part of the investigation and has provided the necessary statements to the relevant authorities from the very beginning of the process\u201d, but he \u201cnot at the scene of the incident at the time it occurred\u201d and slammed news reports portraying him as the \u201cprimary party involved.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe are deeply saddened by the passing of Ay\u015feg\u00fcl Eraslan,\u201d his lawyers continued. \u201cWe pray for God\u2019s mercy upon her and offer our condolences to her family, relatives, and loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n PEOPLE has reached out to Istanbul police and Kurtulu\u0219’ lawyers for comment.<\/p>\n Ay\u015feg\u00fcl Eraslan Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/strong>PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n Eraslan first entered the public eye when she appeared on popular Turkish fashion competition show \u0130\u015fte Benim Stilim<\/em> \u2014\u00a0which translates to \u201cThis Is My Style\u201d \u2014\u00a0before launching her career as an influencer.<\/p>\n Her last public update to her Instagram<\/a> account was on March 12, and included photos and videos of what appeared to be a trip to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n In the comments, fans wrote tributes to the late star. \u201cI am very sorry for what they have lived through and couldn’t live through. This should not have been the end of a young person. Rest in peace. \ud83e\udd32\u201d one penned, while another posted, “I can’t believe it … I can’t understand, so sad.”<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Credit: Ay\u015feg\u00fcl Eraslan\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n