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Turkey school shooting: 11 wounded outside Manisa high school, suspect arrested

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Vasistha, Y. (2026, September 22). Turkey school shooting: 11 wounded outside Manisa high school, suspect arrested. Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/turkey-school-shooting-11-wounded-outside-manisa-high-school-suspect-arrested/articleshow/134408529.cms

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Times of India · collected 2026-09-22 · by Yashasvi Vasistha

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A suspected student opened fire outside Inci Uzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Turkey's Turgutlu district, wounding at least 11 people with two critically injured on Tuesday morning. The shooter was arrested, and investigations are ongoing into how they obtained the firearm used in the attack. Turkish officials detained the suspect’s mother, father, and grandfather who owned the weapon; justice minister Akin Gurlek emphasized the need to address any negligence regarding gun access by parents or guardians. This incident follows two deadly school shootings earlier this year in April that led to increased security measures at educational facilities across Turkey.
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On Tuesday morning around 8 AM local time, a gunman opened fire near Inci Uzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Turgutlu district of Manisa province, Turkey, injuring at least 11 people. CCTV footage showed the suspect, believed to be a 15-year-old student, wearing black jeans, a black jacket, and a green top, carrying what appeared to be a rifle. Police quickly apprehended him after he fled from the scene; his parents and grandfather were also detained for questioning. Two of the injured were in critical condition. The motive behind the attack remains unclear but is being investigated, with reports suggesting it may involve bullying at the school.

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Justice Manisa Reuters Turgutlu Turkey

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Turkey GPE · 3× Gurlek PERSON · 2× Manisa GPE · 2× Akin Gurlek PERSON · 1× Justice ORG · 1× Kahramanmaras GPE · 1× Reuters ORG · 1× Sanliurfa province GPE · 1× Turgutlu GPE · 1× Turkish NORP · 1×

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"When the security of our children is the issue, it is not possible for any negligence, any irresponsibility to be overlooked," Gurlek said on X. Turkish media reported that the suspect was a student at the school and had taken a shotgun from his grandmother's house before opening fire near the school and attempting to flee on foot.
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Claims (22 extracted, 3 hedged)

At least 11 people were wounded after a suspected student opened fire outside a high school in Turkey's western Manisa province on Tuesday, with two of the injured in critical condition, officials said. asserted
officials → wound → condition
The suspected shooter was arrested. asserted
shooter → suspect → ?
The shooting took place at around 8 am local time outside Inci Uzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in the Turgutlu district, according to the local governor's office. uncertain
shooting → take → office
Police and medical teams were sent to the scene. asserted
Police → send → scene
Justice minister Akin Gurlek said two chief prosecutors had been appointed to investigate the incident. asserted
prosecutors → say → incident
The motive was not immediately known, while allegations that the student had been bullied at the school were also being investigated. asserted
student → know → school
Parents, grandfather detained as gun access probed According to Reuters, Gurlek said the suspect's mother, father and grandfather, who owned the weapon used in the attack, had been detained. uncertain
who → detain → attack
He said investigators were examining how the child obtained the gun, how it had been stored and the parents' responsibilities regarding care and supervision. asserted
it → say → care
"When the security of our children is the issue, it is not possible for any negligence, any irresponsibility to be overlooked," Gurlek said on X. Turkish media reported that the suspect was a student at the school and had taken a shotgun from his grandmother's house before opening fire near the school and attempting to flee on foot. asserted
suspect → overlook → foot
The claim about the suspect's age was not officially confirmed. uncertain
claim → confirm → age
Videos show armed figure near school Images and videos shared online appeared to show a male figure carrying a firearm near the school before running away. asserted
figure → show → school
Footage from outside the school also showed police keeping families and others away from the premises. asserted
police → show → premises
The attack prompted anxious parents to rush to the school, with confrontations reported between some parents and police who were blocking access to the building. asserted
who → prompt → building
Shooting follows two deadly school attacks asserted
Shooting → follow → attacks
The incident comes months after two school shootings in Turkey in April that left several people dead and injured. asserted
that → come → people
In one attack in Sanliurfa province, 16 people, mostly students, were wounded after a former student opened fire at a high school before killing himself. asserted
student → wound → himself
The following day, a 14-year-old student opened fire inside two classrooms at a school in nearby Kahramanmaras province, killing eight students and a teacher and injuring 13 others. asserted
student → follow → others
Police killed the attacker. asserted
Police → kill → attacker
The April shootings prompted Turkey to introduce additional security measures at educational facilities for the 2026-27 academic year, including tighter gun controls. asserted
shootings → prompt → controls
Security at schools had been increased at the start of the academic year last week. asserted
Security → increase → year
Vice president Cevdet Yilmaz said interior minister Mustafa Ciftci and education minister Yusuf Tekin were travelling to Manisa to conduct inspections. asserted
Ciftci → say → inspections
The education ministry also sent three national investigators to the province. asserted
ministry → send → province
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