Dilek Ertek: Tiffany tycoon, 71, mysteriously falls to death from cruise ship, body lost at sea
TAHITI, FRENCH POLYNESIA: During her dream vacation in the South Sea Islands, a wealthy mogul, who controls Tiffany's jewelry empire in Turkey, died after falling to her death from a cruise ship. Dilek Ertek, 71, Tiffany's distributor in Turkey for more than 20 years, fell into the South Pacific Ocean from the Norwegian Spirit ship on October 26, off the coast of Tahiti.
According to the Daily Mail, her family has requested that the authorities investigate her lover, who is of Swiss nationality, as he had accompanied her on the vacation. Gokce Atuk, Ertek's son, claims that jewelry vanished from his mother's safe. She may have fallen into the icy waters about 3 am, according to the ship's CCTV footage, but her unnamed lover didn't report her missing until 20 hours later, according to local media.
