26.03.2026 12:40
On March 23, TikTok influencer Kübra Karaarslan, who committed suicide on the Osmangazi Bridge, lost her life. It was revealed that the young influencer was the daughter of Osman Şevket Karaarslan, the Imam of Hz. Yusuf Mosque in Ümraniye.
Social media phenomenon Kübra Karaaslan committed suicide by jumping from the Osmangazi Bridge. It was learned that the young woman closed all her accounts before the suicide.
CITIZENS TRIED TO PERSUADE HER BUT...
On Monday, a suicide incident occurred on the Osmangazi Bridge, which connects Kocaeli and Yalova. A young woman climbed onto the railings on the Yalova Altınova side of the bridge. Despite the long efforts and interventions of citizens to persuade her, the young woman threw herself into the void from several meters high.
SHE SUDDENLY LET HERSELF GO DOWN
Those moments were recorded by other citizens on the bridge with a mobile phone camera. In the footage shared on social media, it was seen that the woman suddenly let herself go down while citizens were trying to persuade her.
SHE HAD CLOSED HER ACCOUNTS
Upon notification, the teams dispatched to the area took the woman to Yalova Altınova State Hospital, where she lost her life. In the investigation, it was determined that the deceased was 21-year-old social media phenomenon Kübra Karaaslan. It was learned that Karaaslan had closed all her accounts some time ago.
HER FATHER WAS AN IMAM
After the autopsy procedures, Karaaslan's body was brought to Istanbul, and after the funeral prayer held in Ümraniye, she was buried in the Başakşehir Kayabaşı Cemetery in Istanbul. It was revealed that the young phenomenon was the daughter of Osman Şevket Karaarslan, the Imam of Hz. Yusuf Mosque in Ümraniye. Ümraniye Mayor İsmet Yıldırım also attended the funeral.