ISTANBUL, TURKIYE - OCTOBER 3: Mural artist Axel Mengu has highlighted global silence over the killing of children, women, and journalists in Israel’s attacks on Gaza with his latest work titled “While the World Watches” in Istanbul, Turkiye on October 3, 2025. The mural, created over two days on a wall in Suadiye, reflects the devastation in Gaza and the indifference of the international community. Mengu depicted a popcorn bucket painted in black, green, and white symbolizing the Palestinian flag and overflowing with blood, while hands representing countries that remain silent dip into the bucket, becoming stained with blood themselves. ( Ağıt Erdi Ulukaya - Anadolu Agency )

ISTANBUL, TURKIYE - OCTOBER 3: Mural artist Axel Mengu has highlighted global silence over the killing of children, women, and journalists in Israel’s attacks on Gaza with his latest work titled “While the World Watches” in Istanbul, Turkiye on October 3, 2025. The mural, created over two days on a wall in Suadiye, reflects the devastation in Gaza and the indifference of the international community. Mengu depicted a popcorn bucket painted in black, green, and white symbolizing the Palestinian flag and overflowing with blood, while hands representing countries that remain silent dip into the bucket, becoming stained with blood themselves. ( Ağıt Erdi Ulukaya - Anadolu Agency )

ISTANBUL, TURKIYE - OCTOBER 3: Mural artist Axel Mengu has highlighted global silence over the killing of children, women, and journalists in Israel’s attacks on Gaza with his latest work titled “While the World Watches” in Istanbul, Turkiye on October 3, 2025. The mural, created over two days on a wall in Suadiye, reflects the devastation in Gaza and the indifference of the international community. Mengu depicted a popcorn bucket painted in black, green, and white symbolizing the Palestinian flag and overflowing with blood, while hands representing countries that remain silent dip into the bucket, becoming stained with blood themselves. ( Ağıt Erdi Ulukaya - Anadolu Agency )

ISTANBUL, TURKIYE - OCTOBER 3: Mural artist Axel Mengu has highlighted global silence over the killing of children, women, and journalists in Israel’s attacks on Gaza with his latest work titled “While the World Watches” in Istanbul, Turkiye on October 3, 2025. The mural, created over two days on a wall in Suadiye, reflects the devastation in Gaza and the indifference of the international community. Mengu depicted a popcorn bucket painted in black, green, and white symbolizing the Palestinian flag and overflowing with blood, while hands representing countries that remain silent dip into the bucket, becoming stained with blood themselves. ( Ağıt Erdi Ulukaya - Anadolu Agency )

ISTANBUL, TURKIYE - OCTOBER 3: Mural artist Axel Mengu has highlighted global silence over the killing of children, women, and journalists in Israel’s attacks on Gaza with his latest work titled “While the World Watches” in Istanbul, Turkiye on October 3, 2025. The mural, created over two days on a wall in Suadiye, reflects the devastation in Gaza and the indifference of the international community. Mengu depicted a popcorn bucket painted in black, green, and white symbolizing the Palestinian flag and overflowing with blood, while hands representing countries that remain silent dip into the bucket, becoming stained with blood themselves. ( Ağıt Erdi Ulukaya - Anadolu Agency )

ISTANBUL, TURKIYE - OCTOBER 3: Mural artist Axel Mengu has highlighted global silence over the killing of children, women, and journalists in Israel’s attacks on Gaza with his latest work titled “While the World Watches” in Istanbul, Turkiye on October 3, 2025. The mural, created over two days on a wall in Suadiye, reflects the devastation in Gaza and the indifference of the international community. Mengu depicted a popcorn bucket painted in black, green, and white symbolizing the Palestinian flag and overflowing with blood, while hands representing countries that remain silent dip into the bucket, becoming stained with blood themselves. ( Ağıt Erdi Ulukaya - Anadolu Agency )

ISTANBUL, TURKIYE - OCTOBER 3: Mural artist Axel Mengu has highlighted global silence over the killing of children, women, and journalists in Israel’s attacks on Gaza with his latest work titled “While the World Watches” in Istanbul, Turkiye on October 3, 2025. The mural, created over two days on a wall in Suadiye, reflects the devastation in Gaza and the indifference of the international community. Mengu depicted a popcorn bucket painted in black, green, and white symbolizing the Palestinian flag and overflowing with blood, while hands representing countries that remain silent dip into the bucket, becoming stained with blood themselves. ( Ağıt Erdi Ulukaya - Anadolu Agency )

ISTANBUL, TURKIYE - OCTOBER 3: Mural artist Axel Mengu has highlighted global silence over the killing of children, women, and journalists in Israel’s attacks on Gaza with his latest work titled “While the World Watches” in Istanbul, Turkiye on October 3, 2025. The mural, created over two days on a wall in Suadiye, reflects the devastation in Gaza and the indifference of the international community. Mengu depicted a popcorn bucket painted in black, green, and white symbolizing the Palestinian flag and overflowing with blood, while hands representing countries that remain silent dip into the bucket, becoming stained with blood themselves. ( Ağıt Erdi Ulukaya - Anadolu Agency )

ISTANBUL, TURKIYE - OCTOBER 3: Mural artist Axel Mengu has highlighted global silence over the killing of children, women, and journalists in Israel’s attacks on Gaza with his latest work titled “While the World Watches” in Istanbul, Turkiye on October 3, 2025. The mural, created over two days on a wall in Suadiye, reflects the devastation in Gaza and the indifference of the international community. Mengu depicted a popcorn bucket painted in black, green, and white symbolizing the Palestinian flag and overflowing with blood, while hands representing countries that remain silent dip into the bucket, becoming stained with blood themselves. ( Ağıt Erdi Ulukaya - Anadolu Agency )