The body of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish American activist killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank last week, has arrived in Istanbul via Azerbaijan, Anadolu reports.
A Turkish Airlines plane brought Eygi’s body to Istanbul Airport, where a ceremony was held. Ambassador Ayse Sozen Usluer, Istanbul representative of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, and other Turkish officials attended the event.
Her body, wrapped in the Turkish flag, was received by a military squad at the airport. Following the ceremony, Eygi’s body was flown to Izmir for burial in Aydin, southwestern Turkiye.