The business run by a man shot dead in Stoke Newington has been forced to close by the police.
Erdal Ozmen was killed on the junction of Stoke Newington High Street and Dynevor Road in the early hours of August 5.
The 45-year-old, who was once jailed for attempted murder and linked to a feared Turkish gang, had run what has been described as a coffee shop or Kurdsh social club for two weeks, according to Turkish newspaper Hurriyet.
Ozmen had been locking up for the night when he was shot, it added.
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The nameless entrance on Dynevor Road, behind Good Pizza, has been blocked by police tape with a police car parked outside since the shooting.
A closure order has been placed on the black door.
This is to “prevent nuisance or disorder from continuing” amid fears the shooting could be linked to gangs in the area, according to the Daily Mail.
Ozmen was linked by the BBC to a Turkish gang known as the Bombacilar or Hackney Bombers, and was jailed at the age or 25 for the attempted murder of a man in Tottenham.
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The Bombacilar specialised in extorting Kurdish and Turkish businesses in the UK for money.
The gang is reported by the BBC to be at war with another gang, the Tottenham Turks or Tottenham Boys.
The gangs have been linked by many outlets to a shooting in Dalston in 2024, when a 9-year-old girl was shot in the head - but miraculously survived.
Among tributes to Ozmen left online was one calling for the fighting to stop.
Translated from Turkish, it read: “Aren't we all people of the same society? Shouldn't we have unity and solidarity?
“Isn't it a shame for the mothers and fathers who cry behind us?
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"I don't live in Hackney, but my only wish is that this doesn't go on like this.
“Enough is enough. My brothers, there is no end to these roads, pull yourself together.”
The entrance to the business stands opposite a small floral tribute to the father of two.
A letter among the bouquets, translated from Turkish, reads: “Always in our memories.”
He was described in tributes on social media as “a very brave young man”.
There have been no arrests since the shooting and police working on a murder investigation say the motive remains unclear.
The application for the closure order will be heard at Thames Magistrates Court on August 12.
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