Says ‘My success not more important than oppressed Palestinian’s blood’
Necmettin Erbakan Akyüz, a Turkish kung fu fighter, has said that his success is not more important than a single drop of blood of the oppressed Palestinians.
The award-winning kung fu fighter made the remark as he faces investigation for his support of Palestine at the European Championship Award ceremony in 2024.
Akyuz won a gold medal at the award ceremony. He has however thrown his medal into the Nile River in reaction to his ongoing investigation for solidarising with the oppressed people of Palestine.
In a video posted on his X page on Monday, May 26, 2025 before throwing the medal into the river, Akyuz stressed that the successes he has achieved are not more important than a single drop of the blood of the oppressed in Palestine.
He said he looks forward to when a free Palestine is established.
Avrupa şampiyonası Ödül töreninde Filistin’e verdiği destek nedeniyle soruşturma açılan Necmettin Erbakan Akyüz tepki olarak madalyasını Nil Nehrine attı.
Sonuna Kadar izleyip, izlettirelim. pic.twitter.com/RHBxLPfXbl— Harun Karaca (@HarunKaraca1) May 27, 2025
“During the award ceremony where I won the European Championship medal, an investigation was launched against me because of the support I gave to Palestine. No success I have achieved is more important than a single drop of blood of the oppressed in Palestine,” he said.
“My words to the cruel bastards and their dogs; every stone you throw for my cause is more valuable to me than all the championships, the medals that are valuable to you, one of which is at the bottom of the Nile River, which is one of the two rivers that the representative of Zionism, to which you are a slave, even shows with desire on the so-called Israeli flag rag, and the other one will be at the bottom of the Euphrates River, if you want, come, if you can, take it, if you can.
“When a free Palestine is established from the river to the sea, I will be here again, at the Euphrates River and the Jordan River.”
Background
In April, the Wushu Kungfu Federation of Europe (WKFE) announced that Akyuz would be investigated over a display of support for Palestine during the European Wushu Kungfu Championship which was held in December 2023 in Istanbul.
Akyuz, who holds six championships in the martial art, displayed a Palestinian flag after being presented with the European Championship gold medal during the award ceremony.
“Political displays were reported during the prize-giving ceremonies, reportedly initiated by individual members associated with the TWF (Turkish Wushu Kung Fu Federation). Immediate measures were taken on-site, including personal meetings and official protests, to strongly contest these occurrences. Such actions do not align with our values and standards within the WKFE community,” read a statement by the WKFE.
In response to the investigation, Akyuz said, “I am proud of myself for the inconvenience I caused, I do not regret it, and if I have the opportunity, I will do it again”.
“You can punish me, you can take away my championships. I don’t care, I did it by risking the end of my sports career,” he asserted.
Israel has waged a brutal offensive on Gaza since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7 last year, which Tel Aviv says killed nearly 1,200 people.
At least 54,084 Palestinians have since been killed, mostly women and children, and over 123,308 others injured amid massive destruction and severe shortages of necessities, as the onslaught entered its 600th day.
Source: Muslim News Nigeria
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