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Body of Turkish-American activist killed in West Bank arrives in Turkey

Body of Turkish-American activist killed in West Bank arrives in Turkey

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Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old Turkish-American activist, was killed by Israeli troops on September 6 while participating in a protest against settlement expansion in the West Bank. According to various reports, Eygi was shot in the head by Israeli gunfire, with some sources stating that she was hit by a bullet that penetrated her skull, causing a brain hemorrhage. The Israeli army initially claimed that Eygi's death was accidental, but later acknowledged that its soldiers had opened fire in the area. Eygi was a member of the International Solidarity Movement and was demonstrating against Israeli settlements in Beita, south of Nablus. Her body was repatriated to Turkey, where she was given a funeral and burial, with Turkish officials and dignitaries in attendance. The killing sparked international condemnation against Israel, with Turkey investigating the incident.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Justice and Development Party
1. We will make every effort to ensure that this crime does not go unpunished.
Yılmaz Tunç
Justice and Development Party
1. We will work to ensure that the (UN) Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial and Arbitrary Executions takes immediate action, and that an independent commission of inquiry is established and prepare a report.
2. We will continue to defend the right of our sister Aysenur and our Palestinian brothers.
Numan Kurtulmus
Turkish Grand National Assembly
1. She was directly targeted and shot behind her left ear. May God have mercy on her, and may her soul rest in paradise.
2. We will hold them accountable in all international courts. Yesterday, we completed all autopsies in accordance with international standards.
3. The blood of Ayşenur Eygi is as sacred as that of every Palestinian martyred, and we will follow it until the end. As the Turkish nation, we are fully committed. As a state, we are fully committed.
Resul Serdar
Al Jazeera
1. You can see the disbelief in their faces that Aysenur is no more.
Juliette Majid
1. What are they, what are they doing? We just want to be able to have justice for our friend, for our loved one. We want justice for those she loved most, for her family.
Rabia Birden
1. The only thing I ask of our state is to seek justice for my daughter.
Sam Chesneau
1. She reminds us to make peace with death and, rather, fear a life of apathy, of choosing safety at the expense of our beliefs and our humanity.
2. The world mourns her because we all recognise the best potential of ourselves in her.

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