A man who got a shave and didn't pay, raided the shop when the barber said, 'Don't come again.'

A man who got a shave and didn't pay, raided the shop when the barber said, 'Don't come again.'

13.05.2026 19:20

In Istanbul Esenyurt, a barber was attacked after telling a customer who didn't pay for his haircut, "Don't come again." The barber, Mehmet Ali İğrek, said the man and his relatives stormed the shop and threatened him, saying, "We won't let you live here or keep your shop open. If you don't give us a haircut, we'll wreck the place." He called on authorities for help. The incident was captured on security camera.

A barber shop in Istanbul Esenyurt was attacked by a person who did not pay for his haircut and his relatives. The scuffle at the workplace was captured on security cameras.

The incident occurred in the Saadetdere neighborhood. According to allegations, a person who regularly got haircuts at the same barber shop again tried to leave without paying. When barber Mehmet Ali İğrek told him, "Don't come again," an argument broke out between the parties.

HE RAIDED THE BARBER WITH HIS RELATIVES

According to allegations, after a while, the person returned to the barber shop with his relatives. The group attacked the workplace and caused havoc. The moments of panic during the incident were recorded by nearby cameras.

Police teams were dispatched to the scene upon the report. The parties were separated with police intervention, and an investigation into the incident was launched.

"THEY THREATENED TO WRECK THE SHOP"

Speaking about the incident, barber Mehmet Ali İğrek claimed that the individuals threatened him and said: "They raided my shop. They threatened me by saying, 'We won't let you live here, we won't let you open the shop.' They come to me and say, 'You will shave me, or we will wreck the shop.' I am asking for help from the authorities."

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