25.10.2026 16:46
Aisulu Bekmakhanova (26), a Kazakh national, fell from the top floor of a 7-story building in Şişli, Istanbul, and lost her life. According to witness statements, the young woman stepped on an awning while trying to move from the balcony to the adjacent building and fell from a height of several meters. It was revealed that Bekmakhanova came to Turkey about a month ago on a tourist visa.
Police teams launched an investigation after a 26-year-old foreign national woman died by falling from a 7-story building in Şişli. The accounts of eyewitnesses regarding the young woman's death revealed important details about how the incident occurred.
FELL FROM THE TOP FLOOR OF A 7-STORY BUILDING
The incident occurred on Papa Roncalli Street in Ergenekon Neighborhood of Istanbul's Şişli district. According to the information obtained, citizens who saw a woman fall from the top floor on the rear facade of a 7-story building notified the authorities. Upon the report, police and medical teams were dispatched to the address. Medical personnel who arrived at the scene checked the woman, who was lying motionless on the ground. In the examination, it was determined that the young woman had died at the scene.
SHE TRIED TO CROSS FROM THE BALCONY TO THE NEIGHBORING BUILDING
After the incident, police teams began investigating the circumstances that caused the young woman to fall from a height. The statements of eyewitnesses in the area revealed a striking detail. According to the witnesses' accounts, the woman was trying to cross from the balcony on the top floor of the 7-story building to the neighboring building. At that moment, the young woman stepped on the awning and lost her balance, falling down. Police teams conducted an examination in and around the building where the incident occurred. No statement has yet been made regarding why the woman was trying to cross from the balcony to the neighboring building.
IDENTITY OF THE WOMAN WHO DIED HAS BEEN DETERMINED
In the identity verification work carried out by police teams, it was determined that the woman who died was Aisulu Bekmakhanova, a 26-year-old Kazakhstani national. In the investigation into the young woman's situation in Turkey, a new detail was reached. It was established that Bekmakhanova had entered Turkey approximately one month earlier on a tourist visa. The incident that occurred while the young woman was in Istanbul resulted in her death.
HER BODY WAS TAKEN TO THE FORENSIC MEDICINE INSTITUTE
After the examinations at the scene were completed, Aisulu Bekmakhanova's body was taken to the morgue of the Forensic Medicine Institute.