Türkiye Marks Anniversary of Turkish Activist Eygi Killing by Israeli Forces in West Bank

Türkiye commemorated Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old Turkish-American activist who was killed by Israeli forces during a protest against illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank on September 6, 2024. The Turkish foreign ministry condemned her killing as a violation of international law and vowed to ensure the crime does not go unpunished. Eygi was shot by an Israeli sniper, but the Israeli military claimed she was likely hit unintentionally during clashes, a narrative rejected by her family and eyewitnesses who demand an independent investigation. Despite video evidence and calls from U.S. officials labeling the killing "unprovoked and unjustified," no one has been held accountable, and the U.S. government has yet to launch its own investigation. Eygi's family has expressed deep frustration over the lack of progress in securing justice, emphasizing her personal identity beyond her symbolic status as an activist. Her killing remains part of a troubling pattern involving U.S. citizens killed in the occupied Palestinian territories, highlighting ongoing tensions and unresolved accountability issues.