Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Student Opens Fire Outside Turkish High School, Injuring 11
A student fired a gun outside a high school in western Turkey.
The shooting happened around 8 a.m.
on a Tuesday.
The school is in Turgutlu, in Manisa province, near Izmir.
Early reports said eight students were hurt, but the justice minister later said 11 were injured.
Two of the students were seriously hurt.
Police quickly detained the suspected shooter.
The suspect’s parents and grandfather were also detained during the investigation.
Officials are checking how the student got the gun and whether bullying played a role.
The reason for the shooting is still not known.
Classes at the school were suspended for the day.
A student, identified in one report as 15 years old, opened fire outside Inci Uzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Turgutlu, Manisa.
Reports initially said at least eight pupils were wounded, while Justice Minister Akin Gurlek later reported 11 injured students.
Two students were seriously or critically wounded, according to the reports.
Police detained the alleged shooter, while the suspect’s parents and grandfather were also detained; the grandfather reportedly owned the weapon.
Authorities are investigating how the student obtained and stored the gun, parental supervision, possible bullying, and the attack’s unclear motive.
- Who
- A student, identified by one report as 15 years old, was detained after the shooting; 11 pupils were reported injured, and the suspect’s parents and grandfather were also detained.
- What
- A student opened fire outside a high school, injuring between eight pupils in initial reports and 11 according to the justice minister.
- When
- Tuesday, Sept. 22, at approximately 7:59 or 8:00 a.m. local time.
- Where
- Outside Inci Uzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Turgutlu, Manisa province, western Turkey.
- Why
- The motive was unclear; authorities are investigating access to and storage of the weapon, parental supervision, and possible bullying.
- Location
- Inci Uzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School, Turgutlu, Manisa province
- Time
- Around 8:00 a.m. local time on Tuesday
- Reported injuries
- Eight pupils in initial coverage; 11 students according to Justice Minister Akin Gurlek
- Serious injuries
- Two students
- Suspect
- A detained student, identified in one report as 15 years old
- Additional detentions
- The suspect’s parents and grandfather, according to the justice minister
- Investigation
- Authorities are examining firearm access, storage and supervision, parental obligations, and possible bullying
- School response
- Lessons were suspended for the day at the school
