Eleven Hurt After 15‑Year‑Old Shoots Outside Turkish High School

Wed Sep 23 2026 22:29:59 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

A 15‑year‑old suspect fired a shotgun near Inci Uzmez Vocational High School in Manisa, leaving eleven students wounded and igniting a debate over gun policy in Turkey.

The early‑morning shooting outside Inci Uzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Manisa left eleven people injured, including several students. Police arrested a 15‑year‑old student and detained the suspect’s mother, father and grandfather, who reportedly owned the weapon. This marks the third school shooting in Turkey this year, following earlier deadly attacks in April. The incident has prompted renewed scrutiny of Turkey’s gun‑control measures and school security policies.

Eleven hurt after 15‑year‑old shoots outside Turkish high school

In the gray dawn of Tuesday 22 September, gunshots tore across the streets outside Inci Uzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Manisa, a western Turkish province. Eleven people—mainly students—were struck, two of them in critical condition, according to local police.

The suspect, a 15‑year‑old student from the school, was captured shortly after the attack and taken into custody. Police also detained the suspect’s mother, father and grandfather, who authorities say owned the shotgun used in the shooting.

This event marks the third school shooting that Turkey has endured this year, adding to the violent incidents that erupted in April when a 14‑year‑old killed nine students and a teacher in Kahramanmaras.

Lawyers say the teenager must be brought before a court to formalize the arrest, a standard procedure in Turkish law. The education ministry released a statement expressing national sorrow and dispatched three investigators to Manisa to probe the motives and circumstances.

The shootings have reignited debates over gun control and school safety. After the April attacks, the government tightened firearms regulations for the 2026‑2027 academic year, though the country has historically been spared large‑scale school violence.