A glamorous fashion influencer has been found dead after posting a cryptic message to followers saying she had been ‘raised with violence’ and asking them to look after her dogs.
Aysegul Eraslan, 27, was discovered unresponsive at her apartment in Istanbul’s Kagithane district, Turkey, in the early hours of 13th March after concerned relatives raised the alarm when she failed to answer her door.
The fashion designer and social media personality, known to millions of Turkish viewers through popular competition show Iste Benim Stilim (‘This Is My Style’), had posted a series of haunting messages, including a bloody note to her Instagram account in the hours before her body was found.
In one post, Eraslan wrote: ‘There are things I could not share with you, things you didn’t know, things I never told you. The only thing I know is that I was a very good person. I never wronged anyone.’
In a second, more anguished message, the young designer spoke of a troubled childhood, writing that she had ‘never known the love of a mother or a father’ and had been ‘raised with a great deal of violence.’ She signed off with a plea for her beloved dogs to be cared for.
Relatives who had been unable to contact Eraslan contacted police, who forced entry to the apartment and found her unresponsive. She was declared dead at the scene.
Her body was subsequently transferred to the Istanbul Forensic Medicine Institute, where an autopsy is expected to determine the official cause of death. Police have launched an investigation and are yet to formally establish the circumstances surrounding her death.
Close friend Kardelen Toprak confirmed the news on social media, saying the case was being treated as a suspicious death and that an investigation was ongoing.
Eraslan had built a successful career in fashion, running a design atelier in Istanbul and preparing collections for various shows, while also cultivating a large and devoted following on social media.
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