Turkey: Wrath and sorrow at the funeral of 26-year-old activist killed in Israel’s West Bank raid

The presence of many people and members of the government took place in the family’s home country, in Didim, southwest (p. Miletus Twins) the funeral of young Aysenur Ezgi Eygi. The 26-year-old American Turkish activist was killed by Israeli fire during a demonstration on the West Bank. Holding flags of Turkey and Palestine, hundreds gathered on Saturday (14.09.2024) for the funeral of Turkish American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, at a ceremony held in a climate of anger and grief. The present at the last goodbye to Eisenur Ezgi Egi, killed during a demonstration on the occupied West Bank, also gave Turkey’s vice president Chevdette Yilmaz. Also present were the Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, the Speaker of the House, Numan Kurtulm and the leader of the largest opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), Ozgur Ozel, as well as MPs. Honorary garrison carried the coffin with the body of the 26-year-old who was wrapped with the Turkish flag. “The blood of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi is as sacred as that of any Palestinian witness and we will ensure that this case is investigated to the end. As a state, we are fully committed (to it)”. We’ll get them to answer to all international courts. Yesterday we completed the necropsy according to international standards,” Kurtulms told reporters, who commented that Ezgi “witted” by soldiers of the “terrorist Israeli state” during a “peaceful demonstration”. “She was directly targeted and shot behind her left ear and from close range. May God spare her and her soul rest in heaven,” she said. Egye was killed on September 6 by Israeli fire at a demonstration in Beita, near Nablus. The Israeli authorities admitted that the 26-year-old was “indirectly and intentionally hit” by Israeli fire. The US and the United Nations have called for an investigation into her death, while Ankara will call for international arrest warrants to be issued for the perpetrators of this “targeted murder”. US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris stated on 11 September that the murder of Ezgi is unacceptable and that Israel should do more to ensure that this does not happen. Aigi’s body was repatriated on Friday (13.09.2024). The autopsy – necropsy performed in Smyrna found a skull fracture and cerebral bleeding due to a bullet entering under the ear, according to the TRT. Initially the woman was transferred to a clinic with life-threatening craniocerebral injuries and later ended up, according to the Ministry of Health in Ramala. Prayers in her memory were held in many cities of Turkey, including Istanbul and Ankara.