Summary
Two school shootings happened in Turkiye within two days, killing at least ten people, mostly students, and injuring several others. The government held a meeting to improve school security, and many people were arrested for threatening similar attacks on social media.
Key Facts
- The second shooting took place in Kahramanmaras, killing eight students and a teacher, with a tenth victim dying later in hospital.
- The attacker, a 14-year-old student, used guns believed to belong to his father, a former police officer, and was found dead after the attack.
- The first shooting happened two days earlier in Sanliurfa province, injuring 16 people, carried out by a former student.
- Funerals for the victims were held in Kahramanmaras, attended by many mourners.
- Officials reported six wounded people are in critical condition from the second shooting.
- Authorities detained 20 people connected to the first shooting and arrested dozens of students for social media posts hinting at more attacks.
- A joint security meeting was held in Ankara with government leaders and education officials from across Turkiye to discuss school safety.
- School shootings were very rare in Turkiye before this week’s events.
