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Istanbul buries native son killed for $22 in New York
‘Everybody loved him in that community. He was there 20 years. People loved him,’ son tells NY media
Vakkas Doğantekin |
18.01.2019 - Update : 18.01.2019
By Ali Cevahir Akturk
NEW YORK
A Turkish immigrant gas station manager who was was killed in Long Island earlier this week was buried Friday in his hometown of Istanbul.
Cemal Dagdeviren, 59, was killed by a customer who did not want to pay a $22 bill.
Dagdeviren lived in New York for decades with his wife and two children.
"My dad was really a hard worker," Dagdeviren's son told NBC New York. "Everybody loved him in that community. He was
Police are asking anyone with information about the murder to contact authorities.
