14-Year-Old Student Kills Nine in Second Turkish School Shooting in Two Days

Turkey was shaken by a second school shooting in two days when a 14-year-old student opened fire at Ayser Calik Secondary School in Kahramanmaras province.

“A student has shot at least nine people dead, including fellow pupils, and wounded at least 13 at a middle school in south-central Turkiye, the interior minister says”

Al Jazeera

Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci confirmed the death toll included eight pupils and one teacher.

Al Jazeera

The attacker was also dead, with authorities unclear whether he was killed by police or died by suicide.

Governor Mukerrem Unluer said the student arrived armed with five firearms and seven magazines believed to belong to his father, a retired police officer.

The shooting came a day after an 18-year-old former student opened fire at a vocational high school in Sanliurfa province.

The shooter was carrying five firearms and seven magazines believed to belong to his father, a former police officer who has been detained.

Turkey's gun laws are strict, requiring licensing, registration, and background checks.

Al-Bilad

The motive for the attack was not immediately known.

The shooting occurred in classrooms with fifth-grade students, usually aged 10 and 11.

The Turkish government imposed a broadcast ban on traumatic images.

School shootings are rare in Turkey, but violence in schools has been steadily rising.

One in four teachers experienced verbal or physical violence at least once last year.

In March 2026, a biology teacher was fatally stabbed by a student in Istanbul.

Wednesday's attack coincided with thousands of teachers gathering to denounce rising violence.

The shootings have sparked intense debate over gun control and school safety.