Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who was was shot and killed by Israeli forces during a protest in the West Bank, was buried in her hometown in Turkey on Saturday. View on euronews

The funeral for American-Turkish activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, who was killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank last week has started in Didim, a district in Aydın, southwestern Turkey.

Mourners gathered in southwest Turkey on Saturday for the funeral of a US-Turkish activist, who was shot dead while protesting Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The killing last week of 26-year-old Aysenur Ezgi Eygi has sparked international condemnation and infuriated Turkey,

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it is “highly likely” American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who was killed in the occupied West Bank on Friday, was “hit indirectly and unintentionally by IDF fire.

Israel said a criminal investigation has been launched into the killing of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who was taking part in a demonstration against settlements in the Palestinian territory. Doctors who treated Eygi said she was shot in the head.

Turkey's Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus joins family members and relatives of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, to carry her coffin during Aysenur Ezgi's funeral ceremony in Didim,

A Turkish American activist who was killed by Israeli fire in the West Bank was laid to rest on Saturday in her hometown in Turkey with thousands lining the streets and anti-Israeli feelings in the country rising from a conflict that threatens to spread across the region.

A Turkish-American activist from Seattle, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, was laid to rest in her hometown of Didim, Turkey, after being killed by Israeli fire during a protest in the West Bank. Thousands lined the streets on Saturday to pay their respects as anti-Israeli sentiments continue to grow in the region.