Portugal is talking about Kerem Aktürkoğlu! His Palestine post shook social media

The social media post by Kerem Aktürkoğlu, who plays for the Portuguese team Benfica, drawing attention to the humanitarian tragedy in Palestine under Israeli attack, has received extensive coverage in the Portuguese press.

The Portuguese media also showed intense interest in Kerem Aktürkoğlu's post.

Here are the reports in the media:

RECORD

"Kerem Aktürkoğlu is still worried and unhappy about the war shaking Palestine. The Benfica player asks in his social media message: 'How is it possible to continue living as if everything is fine?'"

A BOLA

Aktürkoğlu described the Israel-Palestine conflict: "I cannot remain silent"

"The Benfica player addressed the war in Gaza, saying 'the massacre must end'."

O JOGO

Aktürkoğlu spoke about Palestine: "The destruction of a nation, the massacre must end"

"Benfica and Turkish national team forward Kerem Aktürkoğlu wrote a message explaining the gravity of what is happening in Palestine and called for an end to the conflict with Israel."

MAIS FUTEBOL

Call from Aktürkoğlu regarding the 'massacre of children and civilians' in Palestine

"Kerem Aktürkoğlu wrote a call on social media for the end of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, which has had devastating effects in Palestine and especially in the Gaza Strip. The Benfica winger warns that there is a 'massacre to which children and civilians are subjected' and a 'nation on the verge of being wiped out'."

Meanwhile, the national footballer's post on his X account yesterday in both Turkish and English received more than 8 million interactions, was shared by more than 30 thousand people, and received nearly 5 thousand comments with over 150 thousand likes.

Here is that post:

Kerem Aktürkoğlu used the following expressions in the post he made on his social media account:

"I am aware and I hear that this is a topic that everyone says should be approached with caution. But what I hear is not just that... It is the desperate cry of a people; the massacre that dying children and civilians are subjected to. Sometimes in their homes, sometimes in places of worship, and sometimes in the hospitals where they wait for help...

Many things may have happened between Israel and Palestine throughout history, but what I see right now is a nation on the verge of being wiped out. I know this, and I cannot remain silent about it. Is there anyone who would not condemn what I have listed above? How is it possible to continue our lives as if everything is fine in the face of such horror? This massacre must stop, children must live, families must be happy... Enough is enough!"