{"id":1435,"date":"2026-05-08T21:31:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/influencer-blackmailed-over-explicit-photos-before-death-at-27-family\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T21:31:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:31:17","slug":"influencer-blackmailed-over-explicit-photos-before-death-at-27-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/influencer-blackmailed-over-explicit-photos-before-death-at-27-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Influencer blackmailed over explicit photos before death at 27: family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/127274456.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Influencer Ay\u015feg\u00fcl Eraslan\u2019s family now claims the internet celeb was blackmailed over sexually explicit and sensitive photos before <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/celebrity-news\/celebrity-deaths-2026-actors-singers-and-stars-we-lost-this-year\/\">her tragic death<\/a> at 27 years old. <\/p>\n<p>Hasan Yilmaz, an attorney representing Eraslan\u2019s family, alleges that the family has solid evidence showing the blackmail pictures along with proof that the Turkish influencer received several serious threats, reports Turkish outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sozcu.com.tr\/aysegul-eraslan-in-olumunde-santaj-muammasi-mektup-kriminal-incelemeye-alindi-p317601\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S\u00f6zc\u00fc<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The family has submitted the evidence to the court. However, while the suspects involved have been identified, their statements have not yet been taken.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Turkish influencer Ay\u015feg\u00fcl Eraslan (pictured above posing in a bikini in March 2026) was blackmailed over sexually explicit photos and received multiple threats before her tragic death, her family claims. <span class=\"credit\">aysegulleraslan\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Her family\u2019s attorney, Hasan Yilmaz, claims the family has evidence backing their claims and has submitted it to authorities. (Pictured above is Eraslan posing for a selfie in March 2026). <span class=\"credit\">aysegulleraslan\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Yilmaz also conveyed the family\u2019s frustration with authorities\u2019 investigation into Eraslan\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>The lawyer insisted that the case should be pursued by a special unit that investigates suspicious deaths and requested transparency between investigators and the public. <\/p>\n<p>Eraslan was discovered dead inside her Ka\u011f\u0131thane home in northeastern Turkey on March 13.<\/p>\n<p>According to the outlet, Eraslan\u2019s family went to the fashion influencer\u2019s home after they were unable to get in touch with her.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Eraslan (pictured here sitting in front of a plate of food in September 2024) was discovered dead inside her home on March 13. <span class=\"credit\">aysegulleraslan\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She was 27 years old. (Pictured above is Eraslan posing in front of a body of water in February 2026). <span class=\"credit\">aysegulleraslan\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When nobody answered the door, the family contacted police. Authorities pronounced her dead at the scene after they found her body.<\/p>\n<p>Police sent multiple pieces of evidence, including Eraslan\u2019s cellphone, written notes found in her home and blood samples allegedly found on the knife that was apparently used to kill her, to forensic laboratories.<\/p>\n<p>The Ka\u011f\u0131thane Public Security Bureau\u2019s investigation later revealed that Eraslan returned home from an Egyptian vacation March 11, and entered her building with her suitcase.<\/p>\n<p>Security footage revealed actor Sunay Kurtulu\u0219 may have been the last person to see Eraslan before her death, as he was seen entering Eraslan\u2019s apartment an hour before she died. He stayed briefly before leaving the building.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In their investigation, police discovered Eraslan (pictured here standing in front of a statue in December 2025) was visited by actor Sunay Kurtulu\u0219 an hour before her death. <span class=\"credit\">aysegulleraslan\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>After being brought in for questioning by police, Kurtulu\u0219 released a statement saying he was \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d by the death of Eraslan (pictured above posing for a selfie in October 2025). <span class=\"credit\">aysegulleraslan\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Police brought Kurtulu\u0219 in for questioning, and he was later released after giving a statement.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DV57x0TCl-r\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 15 statement<\/a>, Kurtulu\u0219\u2019 attorneys alleged the actor was \u201conly questioned as part of the investigation and has provided the necessary statements to the relevant authorities from the very beginning of the process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kurtulu\u0219\u2019 lawyers also emphasized that he was \u201cnot at the scene of the incident at the time it occurred,\u201d and called out other reports labeling him as the \u201cprimary party involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply saddened by the passing of Ay\u015feg\u00fcl Eraslan,\u201d his attorneys continued. \u201cWe pray for God\u2019s mercy upon her and offer our condolences to her family, relatives, and loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/08\/celebrity-news\/influencer-blackmailed-over-explicit-photos-before-death-at-27-family\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Influencer Ay\u015feg\u00fcl Eraslan\u2019s family now claims the internet celeb was blackmailed over sexually explicit and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/127274456.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1435\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}