Aysenur Eygi, a Turkish-American activist who was likely killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank, was buried on Saturday.
, a Turkish-American activist whom Israel admits was likely killed by one of its soldiers in the a week ago, was laid to rest on Saturday morning.
Eygi, a 26-year-old from Seattle who held U.S. and Turkish citizenships, was buried in her hometown in the town of Didim on the Aegean Sea.
Eygi’s body had been earlier brought from a hospital to her family home and Didim’s Central Mosque. in the town’s streets, which were lined with Turkish flags.
The Turkish Justice Ministry announced an investigation into Eygi’s death earlier this week.
„We are not going to leave our daughter’s blood on the ground and we demand responsibility and accountability for this murder“, Numan Kurtulus, the speaker of Turkey’s parliament, told mourners on Saturday.
Eygi’s father that the family , and said the U.S. would typically investigate the killing of one of its citizens like „an eagle on its emblem“, but alleged that „there is an attempt to evade the issue“ when Israel is involved.
