06.03.2025 23:40
In Mardin, social media phenomenon İsmail Öztekin (58) lost his life after being hit by an SUV while trying to cross the road. Öztekin was known on social media for his video "The World is Empty, Lo."
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In the rural Ortaköy neighborhood of the Artuklu district in Mardin, an unidentified SUV with an unknown license plate and driver hit İsmail Öztekin, who was trying to cross the road.
HE LOST HIS LIFE
Öztekin was seriously injured, and health and gendarmerie teams were dispatched to the scene upon notification. Despite all the interventions by doctors at Mardin Training and Research Hospital after the first response, Öztekin could not be saved. The SUV driver was taken into custody, while Öztekin's body was sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy. An investigation has been launched regarding the incident.
HE WAS KNOWN FOR THE PHRASE 'THE WORLD IS EMPTY LO'
Öztekin had come to the agenda on social media with the phrase 'The world is empty lo'. In the footage of Öztekin, he suddenly got up while lying down and said the phrase 'The world is empty lo', which had inspired many songs and videos.
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