Turkish Influencer, Who Went Viral for Marrying Herself, Dies at 29 After Fall from 5th Floor Istanbul Apartment

Mar. 15, 2025

Photo:Kubra Aykut/Instagram

Kubra Aykut/Instagram

Turkish influencerKübra Aykut— who went viral for her"wedding without a groom" video— has died at 29 after falling from several floors of an apartment complex in Istanbul on Sept. 23, per local news outlets.

Aykut’s content gained widespread traction across platforms. At the time of her death, she had over 24,600 subscribers on YouTube, 226,000 followers on Instagram and 1 million followers on TikTok.

Kübra Aykut.Kubra Aykut/Instagram

Wixir Creative, the Turkish social media agency that represented Aykut, shared three Instagram tributes to her following the news of her death. One post featured a black-and-white photo of the late TikToker, who they said was 29 years old at the time of her death, witha heartfelt caption written in Turkish.

“Our pride, our life, our blood, our joy is a part of our family,” reads an English translation of Wixir’s Instagram tribute. “We will never forget you, we will always wait for you to enter through that door suddenly.”

Her December 2023 solo wedding video — titled “I married myself!” when translated into English — showed footage from her “nuptials,” where the influencer danced in a white ball gown alongside her loved ones in attendance.

In the 19-minute YouTube video’s description, which is written in Turkish, Aykut shared her reasoning for throwing the unique party.

“Since I don’t see anyone as worthy of me, I decided to get married on my own and took action to make it happen,” reads the English translation of her explanation. “I had a beautiful wedding with my friends. We had a lot of fun, I hope you had fun too.”

source: people.com