Türkiye to submit evidence to ICJ, ICC over Turkish-American activist’s killing in Israel

Türkiye plans to submit evidence to both the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) regarding the killing of Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, according to Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc.

Speaking in Antalya on Monday, Tunc highlighted that forensic reports and additional evidence will be presented to both international courts, as part of an ongoing investigation into Israeli actions.

“We will submit reports on Eygi to the U.N. Security Council. The genocide case is ongoing, and Türkiye has requested to participate,” he added.

Tunc also said the Palestinian ambassador to Ankara had visited the Justice Ministry and presented a file on Eygi and Palestine.

Türkiye continues diplomatic efforts

Minister Tunc decried the international community’s silence on violations of women’s and children’s rights in Palestine, underscoring Türkiye’s ongoing diplomatic efforts to halt the bloodshed.

Tunc reiterated Türkiye’s position that the crisis can only be resolved by ending the occupation, establishing a free Palestine, and restoring borders to those of 1967 with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Tunc emphasized that Türkiye is also submitting reports to the U.N. Security Council and seeking to participate in the genocide case against Israel.

Eygi, a human rights activist who graduated from a U.S. university in June, was killed by an Israeli sniper during a peaceful protest in Beita, Nablus, on September 6. Eyewitnesses confirmed that she was shot while observing the protest from a distance.

Since October 7, 2023, over 41,000 Palestinians have been killed, with 80% of the victims being women and children.