Turkey School Shooting Injures 11 Students

Eleven people, reportedly all students, were injured in a shooting outside Inci Uzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Manisa province, western Turkey. Two of the victims were in critical condition after a gunman opened fire on Tuesday morning and fled the scene. Police detained a 15-year-old male suspect, who is reportedly a student at the school. His mother, father and grandfather were also detained, with the grandfather reportedly owning the weapon used in the attack, according to Justice Minister Akın Gürlek. CCTV footage appeared to show the suspect walking through empty streets while checking a shotgun. The weapon was clearly visible, and the suspect appeared calm and unhurried. Subsequent footage reportedly showed him running away from the school while still carrying the gun. Authorities had not immediately established a motive. Under Turkish law, the teenager must appear before a court before he can be formally arrested. The education ministry said the incident had deeply saddened the country and Turkey’s education community. It sent three national investigators to Manisa to examine the incident. The shooting is described as Turkey’s third school shooting of the year. It follows two deadly school attacks in April that prompted public outrage and led to new security measures for the 2026-2027 academic year, including tighter gun controls. Before this year, Turkey had not experienced a history of school shootings. The article also recalls an attack in Kahramanmaras in which a 14-year-old killed nine students aged 10 and 11 and one teacher before dying at the scene.

A shooting outside Inci Uzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Turgutlu, in Turkey’s Manisa province, injured at least 11 pupils on Tuesday, with two reported to be in critical condition. Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said the suspected shooter was a pupil at the school and was arrested along with both parents and his grandfather. Authorities believe the suspect took the firearm from his grandparents’ home. His grandfather reportedly held a licence for the weapon. Investigators are examining how the pupil obtained the gun, how it was stored, and whether the parents fulfilled their responsibilities for care and supervision. The motive remains unclear, although some reports have suggested the student may have experienced bullying. The attack occurred at approximately 8 a.m. local time. Footage shared online appeared to show a male carrying a rifle near the school, while police instructed families to stay away from the area. Justice Minister Gurlek said that no negligence or irresponsibility could be overlooked when children’s safety was at stake. The incident follows two school shootings in Turkey in April that killed approximately 10 people and injured dozens more. One attack killed several students and a teacher, while the other injured 16 people. Those incidents prompted tighter gun controls and increased security at schools as the new academic year began. Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said 31,000 school supervisors and police officers had been assigned to schools considered at risk under measures introduced on Monday. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded to the latest shooting by promising further restrictions on firearms. He said attacks of this kind, particularly those seen in the United States, can aim to terrorize society.

A student opened fire outside Inci Uzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Turgutlu, in Turkey’s western Manisa province, at approximately 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, according to local authorities. At least 11 pupils were wounded, and Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said two of them were in critical condition. The suspected shooter was detained shortly after the attack. The suspect’s mother, father and grandfather were also detained because the grandfather reportedly owned the weapon used in the shooting. Gurlek said authorities were investigating how the student obtained the gun, how it had been stored, and whether the parents fulfilled their responsibilities for the child’s care and supervision. Investigators are also examining allegations that the student had been bullied before the attack. The motive was not immediately known. Images and videos circulating online appeared to show a male figure carrying a rifle near the school and later running away. Footage from outside the school showed police keeping families and other people away from the premises. Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci and Education Minister Yusuf Tekin were traveling to Manisa to conduct inspections. The shooting follows two deadly school attacks in Turkey in April that generated public outrage. In response, officials introduced additional security measures for the 2026–2027 academic year, including stricter gun controls. The report said Turkey had not previously experienced a history of similar school attacks. Gurlek emphasized that any negligence or irresponsibility involving children’s safety would be examined, underscoring the government’s focus on accountability, weapon access and school security.

An attacker opened fire near a vocational and technical secondary school in the Turgutlu district of Manisa province, western Turkey, on Tuesday, injuring at least 11 people. The suspected shooter was arrested after the incident, which occurred in front of the school. Justice Minister Akin Gürlek said at least two of the injured people were in serious condition. The provincial governor’s office said police and medical teams were dispatched to the scene immediately. HaberTurk reported that the alleged attacker was a student at the school. The article describes the incident as the latest in a series of similar attacks and says the weapon apparently belonged to the suspect’s grandfather. The report does not provide details about the suspect’s motive, the identities of the injured, or the circumstances leading up to the shooting. Officials continued to investigate following the arrest.