A Gunman Opens Fire Near a High School in Turkey, at Least 4 Wounded, Reports Say – WTOP News
- On Tuesday, a gunman opened fire outside the Inci Uzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Turgutlu, Manisa at 8:00 a.m., wounding eight people, including students, before police detained the suspect.
- This shooting occurred one day after Education Minister Yusuf Tekin and Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci signed security protocols for the 2026-2027 academic year, following deadly April attacks that had prompted tighter gun controls.
- The April incidents included a 14-year-old who killed nine students and a teacher in Kahramanmaras while wounding 13 others, sparking national outrage and government pledges to restrict gun ownership.
- Separately, a former student wounded 16 people at a Sanliurfa high school on Monday before taking his own life, marking the second consecutive day of campus violence in Turkey.
- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged stricter gun controls and deployed 31,000 school grounds supervisors, stating that perpetrators aim to "terrorise society" in attacks around the world.
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An armed attack took place on Tuesday morning near an educational institution in Manisa, in western Turkey, near Izmir. At least eight students were injured, and one of them is in serious condition. The author of the attack fled initially from the scene, but was later detained by the police. Article Armed Attack in front of a high school in Turkey. At least eight students were injured appears first on Romania TV.
11 wounded in Turkiye school shooting; student suspect held
A student allegedly opened fire near a high school in Manisa's Turgutlu district, wounding 11 people. The shooting has renewed alarm over school security in Turkiye as investigators examine motive and bullying claims.
At least eleven people were injured in the gun attack at 8 a.m. this Tuesday. The shooting took place in front of a school in Manisa. The alleged perpetrator of the shooting was arrested shortly afterwards. - Turkey: at least 11 wounded in a new shooting in front of a high school, the suspect arrested (International).
An armed man opened fire near a school in western Turkey. Several people were injured, the suspect was arrested.
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