Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Gunman Opens Fire Near Western Türkiye High School, Four Wounded
A person with a gun fired near a high school in western Türkiye.
The school was in Turgutlu district in Manisa province.
Reports said four people were hurt, and most were students.
The attacker reportedly shot at students arriving at school with a shotgun.
Police and medical workers went to the area.
Officials did not immediately say why the shooting happened.
Türkiye has had two other school shootings this year, according to the report.
Those earlier attacks also injured or killed students and teachers.
A gunman opened fire near a vocational and technical high school in Turgutlu, Manisa province, on Tuesday.
HaberTurk reported that at least four people, mostly students, were wounded.
The assailant reportedly used a shotgun against students arriving at the school.
Police and medical teams were dispatched to the scene, according to the governor’s office.
The motive was unknown; the incident follows two school shootings in Türkiye this year.
- Who
- A gunman reportedly fired at people arriving at a high school; at least four people, mostly students, were reported wounded.
- What
- A shooting occurred near a vocational and technical high school.
- When
- Tuesday; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- In front of a vocational and technical high school in Turgutlu district, Manisa province, western Türkiye.
- Why
- The motive was not immediately known.
- Reported casualties
- At least four people were wounded, according to HaberTurk.
- Victims
- Most of the reported wounded were students.
- Weapon
- The assailant reportedly used a shotgun.
- Response
- Police and medical teams were sent to the scene.
- Location
- Turgutlu district, Manisa province, Türkiye.
- Motive
- Not immediately known.
- Recent context
- The report said Türkiye has experienced two other school shootings this year.