ANKARA — Turkey will keep the pressure on Israel over the killing of a Turkish American pro-Palestinian activist in the Israeli-occupied West Bank through diplomatic and legal efforts, but the tangible outcomes of these efforts will be limited, according to experts.

Slain US-Turkish national Aysenur Ezgi Eygi’s funeral was due to be held in western Turkey on Saturday after her body was transferred to Turkey via Azerbaijan's capital, Baku. Her coffin, draped in the Turkish flag, was first transported to Istanbul and then to the Aegean port city of Izmir on Friday. Official ceremonies were held in both cities, with uniformed police officers standing guard beside the coffin. 

Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said that an autopsy was performed on the body in Izmir and that findings will be used as evidence in the investigation Turkish authorities launched against Israel on Wednesday. Twenty-six-year-old Eygi died on Sept. 6 after being shot in the head by Israeli forces during a protest against settlements in the West Bank.

Israel on Tuesday admitted that it was “very likely” Eygi was killed by a bullet “unintentionally” fired during the protest, which was largely peaceful, according to eyewitness accounts. Eygi had been a volunteer with Faz3a, an initiative launched in 2019 by local activists to protect Palestinian farmers from settler attacks while harvesting their crops.