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Cohen’s death is most likely a suicide, the inspectors say. DHA photo
The regional general manager for Israeli airline El Al has been found dead in a car in the Belgrad Forest in the Istanbul district of Sarıyer.
Police reported that the airline’s Turkey general manager, Mosche Cohen, had committed suicide by shooting himself in the head, Anatolia news agency reported Friday.
The investigating teams said that the fingerprints on the gun, an examination of Cohen’s hands and an inspection of the car’s ceiling had made it almost certain that the cause of death was suicide.
According to recent allegations, Cohen was deeply depressed because of his high debts and was secretly involved with a company that was trading in seafood. It was claimed that the car in which he committed suicide also belonged to the unknown seafood company.
Cohen was found dead Thursday night. Investigators reported that the El Al general manager had received no phone calls after 1 p.m.
A note addressed to his family was found on Cohen’s body, apologizing for the act. “I’m sorry, my dear wife and daughter. I couldn’t be a good husband and father for you. Feeling lonely, I couldn’t escape my depression. I love you. Wish I could be there,” said Cohen.
The gun and the note found on Cohen was sent to a police laboratory for an examination, while the Forensic Medicine Institute will perform an autopsy on the body.
Cohen will reportedly be buried Sunday at a Jewish cemetary in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district.