Horrific end at the coffeehouse caught on camera! The 64-year-old man who fell down the stairs died.

26.10.2026 09:54

Sedat Asabi, 64, who fell down the stairs while descending at a coffeehouse in Istanbul’s Fatih district, could not be saved despite all interventions at the hospital where he was taken. The business owner said Asabi fell while going down to the lower floor to use the restroom. The moments when Asabi lost his balance and fell were captured by security cameras, and police launched an investigation into the incident.

Sedat Asabi, who wanted to go down from the upper floor of the coffeehouse to the lower floor to use the toilet in Fatih, lost his balance on the stairs and fell. Asabi, who was taken to the hospital, lost his life.

HE FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AT NIGHT

In the incident that occurred at a coffeehouse in Karagümrük Neighborhood on Saturday, October 24, at around 03:23, according to the claim, Sedat Asabi, who was on the upper floor of the coffeehouse, wanted to go down to the lower floor to relieve himself. Asabi, who lost his balance while trying to go down the stairs, fell.

DESPITE INTERVENTIONS, HE COULD NOT BE SAVED

Upon the report, medical and police teams were dispatched to the scene. Asabi, who was taken to the hospital after the first intervention by medical teams, could not be saved despite all interventions.

THE STATEMENT “HE CAME DRUNK”

Teams from the Fatih Public Order Bureau, who started work on the incident, examined the security camera footage of the coffeehouse. In the footage, it was determined that Asabi staggered and fell as he was about to go down the stairs. The business owner, in his statement to the police, claimed that Asabi came to the coffeehouse drunk and continued to drink alcohol there. The business owner also stated that Asabi fell while going down the stairs to go to the toilet.

THOSE MOMENTS ON CAMERA

The security camera footage includes the moments when Asabi headed toward the stairs and then lost his balance and fell. It was also reflected in the footage that those in the coffeehouse ran to his aid after Asabi fell. The police investigation into the incident is ongoing.