The promoter made allegations of graphic images before his death at the age of 27: family
Influencer Ayşegül Eraslan’s family now says the internet celebrity was arrested for sexually graphic and sensitive images before her tragic death at the age of 27.
Hasan Yilmaz, the lawyer representing Eraslan’s family, alleged that the family has strong evidence showing infidelity photos and evidence that the Turkish activist received several serious threats, reported the Turkish outlet Sözcü.
The family presented evidence to the court. However, although the suspects involved are unknown, their statements have not been taken.
Yilmaz also expressed the family’s frustration with the authorities’ investigation into Eraslan’s death.
The lawyer is of the opinion that this case must be followed by a special unit that investigates suspicious deaths and requested that there be openness between the investigators and the public.
Eraslan was found dead in his home in Kağıthane in northeastern Turkey on March 13.
According to the source, Eraslan’s family went to the fashion promoter’s home after being unable to contact him.
When no one answered, the family contacted the police. Authorities pronounced him dead at the scene after his body was found.
The police have sent a lot of evidence, including Eraslan’s mobile phone, written documents found in his home and blood samples allegedly from the knife that was apparently used to kill him, to laboratories.
An investigation by the Kağıthane Public Security Bureau later revealed that Eraslan returned home from a vacation in Egypt on March 11, and entered his building with his suitcase.
Security footage revealed that actress Sunay Kurtuluș may have been the last person to see Eraslan before his death, as she was seen entering Eraslan’s house an hour before he died. He stayed for a while before leaving the building.
The police brought Kurtuluș in for questioning, and he was released after giving a statement.
In a statement on March 15, Kurtuluș’s lawyers alleged that the actor “was interrogated as part of the investigation and provided the necessary statements to the relevant authorities from the beginning of the process.”
Kurtuluș’s lawyers also insisted that he was “not at the scene when it happened,” and called other reports calling him “the main party involved.”
“We are deeply saddened by the passing of Ayşegül Eraslan,” her lawyers continued. “We pray for God’s mercy upon him and convey our condolences to his family, relatives and loved ones.”
