A New York City art shop proprietor alleges that he was brutally beaten by a group of teenagers in southern Manhattan because he was wearing one of Trump’s iconic ‘Make America Great Again’ hats.

Jahangir 'Johnny Woo' Turan, 42, claims the attack happened shortly before 7pm on Tuesday evening as he walked along Canal Street towards West Broadway.

He was wearing his MAGA hat at the time, he told reporters, which he'd purchased earlier in the day from Trump Tower.

Turan, who owns the David Parker Art Gallery, says a group of 15 to 18 teenagers took a disliking to the cap as he passed by them, prompting one girl to flick the hat off his head.

Jahangir Turan, 42, claimed the attacked happened shortly before 7pm on Tuesday evening, as he walked along Canal Street towards West Broadway

Jahangir Turan, 42, revealed the attacked happened shortly before 7:00pm on Tuesday evening as he walked along Canal Street towards West Broadway

Turan, who owns the David Parker Art Gallery, says a group of 15 to 18 teenagers took a dislike to the cap as he passed by them, prompting a girl to flick the hat off his head

As he bent down to retrieve it, the rest of the group allegedly ‘started pounding on him’, knocking him to the ground and stomping on him. One individual is then said to have grabbed his head and hit it against a pole, according to Turan.

Throughout the assault the purported attackers were apparently chanting ‘F*** Trump’ and other ‘anti-Trump stuff’, the art dealer said.

‘One girl flipped my hat, and then within five, eight seconds, I got pushed from the back and my face hit the scaffolding pole,’ Turan said during a press conference.

As a result, Turan suffered a fractured cheekbone and now has a severely bruised and swollen eye.

Following the attack, he crossed the street, called the cops and filed a police report.

When authorities arrived the group was still making anti-Trump remarks but attending officers took no notice, Turan stated.

As a result, Turan suffered a fractured cheekbone and now has a severely bruised and swollen eye. He’s awaiting results from a doctor’s examination to determine whether he suffered any permanent damage to his retina

Turan's name appears as 'Johnny Woo' on Facebook. It's believed he was born in New Jersey

When authorities arrived the group was still making anti-Trump remarks but attending officers took no notice, Turan stated

‘[It's] kind of ridiculous, to get beat up like this for wearing a hat,’ he continued. ‘I wanted to put it on my TV stand. I had no intentions of wearing it in New York City, because it’s dangerous to wear a hat like this in New York City.’

Turan said the attack only lasted a few seconds but described the ordeal as ‘upsetting’ and added that he ‘felt sad’ because he believes the ‘president is trying to do a good job and society doesn’t understand’.

'I love Trump,' Turan said. 'I think he's doing a great job'.

The NYPD has confirmed that Turan was indeed attacked on Canal Street on Tuesday.

However, in their report of the incident, no mention is made of Turan wearing a MAGA at the time of the assault or of his attackers shouting anti-Trump rhetoric.

Turan refused medical attention at the scene. He’s awaiting results from a doctor’s examination to determine whether he suffered any permanent damage to his retina.