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The body of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist killed by Israeli forces during protests in the West Bank, has been returned to Turkey. Eygi’s remains arrived in Istanbul from Tel Aviv early Friday, where a brief ceremony was held at the airport. She will be laid to rest in her hometown of Aydın on Saturday. Eygi, who held dual Turkish and American citizenship, was shot last Friday in what witnesses describe as a calm moment following clashes between protesters and Israeli forces. According to Daily Sabah, Israeli protester Jonathan Pollak, who witnessed the incident, stated, “She p…

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