Our national athlete, Necmettin Erbakan Akyüz, who won two championships at the European Kungfu Championship held in Istanbul, unfurled the Palestinian flag at the medal stand where he came for 1st place. Necmettin, who did not remain silent about the genocide in Gaza, also performed the Palestinian folk dance 'Dabke'.
Our national athlete Necmettin Erbakan Akyüz won two championships in the traditional European Kungfu championship held in Istanbul between 14-17 December.
After his championships, Necmettin showed his support for his Palestinian brothers in front of many European athletes and spectators.
After his championships, Necmettin unfurled the Palestinian flag at the medal stand where he came in for first place, and also danced the Palestinian folk dance 'Dabke'.
This action of our athlete attracted great attention on social media and was recorded as an exemplary behavior to keep the human tragedy in Gaza on the agenda.
Our national athlete Necmettin Erbakan Akyüz made a statement after his action against Zionist Israel.
"I wanted to remind them who we were on the podium of the European Championship, where I won 2 titles, by shouting 'terrorist Israel', no matter how uncomfortable they were, before getting off the podium," Akyüz said.
Necmettin's stance towards Israel won the hearts of our citizens.