Basak Kilicbeyli
Basak Kilicbeyli has shown support for Hamas terrorism, spread anti-Semitism and expressed hatred of Israel. She also participated in multiple pro-terror rallies during Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists, launched after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.
Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped hundreds more that day. For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.
As of April 2025, Basak Kilicbeyli's LinkedIn profile said she was a self-employed visual artist located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
As of the same date, Basak Kilicbeyli's LinkedIn said she graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA) with a master's degree in 2022.
Kilicbeyli reposted an October 13, 2023 post on X that said: "Gaza now is a concentration camp. What Israel is doing to Palestinians is a holocaust...You blame Palestinians for resisting? They must."
Anti-Israel activists compare Israel to Nazi Germany to insinuate that the plight of Palestinians has eclipsed Jewish suffering during the Holocaust.
Among Palestinians and anti-Israel activists, the term “resistance” is a euphemism for nationalistic terror and is used to glorify and encourage anti-Israel and anti-Semitic violence.
On Saturday, October 7, 2023, thousands of heavily armed Hamas terrorists breached Israel’s border with Gaza. They executed numerous war crimes on civilians, including mass murder, beheadings of children, rape of men and women, torture, kidnappings and mutilation.
Hamas broadcast videos of their butchery on social media, often to victims’ accounts for families to see. Israel retaliated with a war called “Swords of Iron.”
Kilicbeyli reposted an October 8, 2023 post on X that said: "...This is how [Israeli] settlers leave the territories they occupy when the s**t hits the fan."
One way that anti-Israel activists spread anti-Semitism is to claim [00:06:46] that Jews, particularly Ashkenazi Jews, do not descend from the ancient Israelites. This claim alleges that Jews are white Europeans who lack a connection to the Land of Israel.
On February 19, 2024, during Israel's war against Hamas terrorists, Kilicbeyli posted on X, accusing Israel of committing "gen o cide" against Palestinians in Gaza.
On May 26, 2024, Kilicbeyli posted on X, referring to Israel as a "terrorist state."
Date: December 18, 2023
Organizers: Philly Palestine Coalition (PPC)
Location: Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA
Event Flyer: Instagram
On December 18, 2023, anti-Israel activists held a pro-terror rally in Philadelphia as part of a global strike called for that day by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terror group.
The crowd met activist Nada Abuasi with cheers when she spread [00:02:53] hatred of the police and later called [00:03:42] for the destruction of Israel.
Date: February 13, 2024
Organizers: Philly Palestine Coalition (PPC)
Location: City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Event Flyer: Instagram
On February 13, 2024, the PPC held an anti-Israel protest at Philadelphia’s City Hall. The protest was held in opposition to Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza.