Moment TikToker plunges 160ft to her death from a Turkish rooftop 

Moment TikToker plunges 160ft to her death while posing for sunset selfie videos on a Turkish rooftop

  • Kubra Dogan, 23, was visiting her cousin at a family apartment in Istanbul
  • The pair climbed on the roof of the apartment to take footage of the sunset
  • Kubra fell nine stories to her death when she stepped on plastic paneling
  • The panel immediately ripped and sent her plunging 160ft to the street below
  • The family said they will sue the contractor responsible for the building work 


This is the moment a TikToker plummeted nine stories to her death after climbing on the roof of a building to film content for her account. 

Kubra Dogan, 23, was visiting 16-year-old cousin Helen on Friday at her family’s apartment in Istanbul, Turkey, when the pair decided to film content for TikTok on the roof.

The sun was setting over the city and the duo clambered up onto the rooftop to film the sunset and take selfies. 

Dogan stepped off the roof onto what appears to be a grey plastic covering, which immediately ripped and sent the TikToker plunging 160 feet to the street below.

Kubra Dogan, 23 (right), was visiting 16-year-old cousin Helen (left) at her family's apartment in Istanbul, Turkey

Kubra Dogan, 23 (right), was visiting 16-year-old cousin Helen (left) at her family’s apartment in Istanbul, Turkey

The sun was setting over the city and the duo clambered up onto the rooftop to film the sunset and take selfies

The sun was setting over the city and the duo clambered up onto the rooftop to film the sunset and take selfies

The cousins reportedly sent several minutes shooting footage and snapping pictures on the roof of the family apartment around 7:30pm local time before Kubra’s fatal fall.   

Footage of the tragic incident, filmed by Helen, shows Kubra posing for the camera before sitting on the edge of the roof.

Kubra steps down onto a lower part of the building as Helen turns the camera back towards a face sporting a concerned look.

The camera then pans back towards Kubra and catches the moment she steps onto a grey plastic panel which immediately ripped. A loud tearing sound can be heard as the Tiktoker disappears through the plastic panel, before falling nine stories, or about 160 feet, to the street below.

Her terrified cousin rushed back to the apartment to tell her family of the incident, who subsequently called the emergency services.

Paramedics appeared on the scene minutes later, but confirmed that Kubra had died before anything could be done. 

The cousins reportedly sent several minutes shooting footage and snapping pictures on the roof of the family apartment, against the wishes of a family member, around 7:30pm local time before Kubra's fatal fall

The cousins reportedly sent several minutes shooting footage and snapping pictures on the roof of the family apartment, against the wishes of a family member, around 7:30pm local time before Kubra’s fatal fall

Kubra steps down onto a lower part of the building as Helen turns the camera back towards a face sporting a concerned look. Kubra then steps onto a grey plastic platform which immediately tears

Kubra steps down onto a lower part of the building as Helen turns the camera back towards a face sporting a concerned look. Kubra then steps onto a grey plastic platform which immediately tears

Kubra’s uncle, Nebi Dogan, said the family intends to sue the contractor responsible for installing the flimsy plastic paneling and insists they ‘will not give up’ until the contractor is brought to justice.

‘We will not let him go. As soon as the girl puts her foot down, [the panel] breaks and she falls to the ground from the ninth floor.’

Nebi also said family members had previously advised the girls against making dangerous videos for TikTok.

‘We warned them, but they did not obey,’ he said.

Kubra’s body will be taken to her hometown of Midyat in the Mardin province of Turkey and buried after the post-mortem procedures are carried out.

source: dailymail.co.uk