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A 14-year-old boy is dead after allegedly killing at least nine people and wounding 13 more at a Turkish middle school Wednesday, according to media and official reports.
The boy reportedly carried out the violent attack, thesecond of its kindin as many days in Turkey, with guns belonging to his father, a former police officer, according to Regional Governor Mukerrem Unluer.
“A student came to school with guns that we believe belonged to his father in his backpack.He entered two classrooms and opened fire randomly, causing injuries and deaths,” Unluer told reporters, according to multiple media reports.
Eight of the deaths were students, while the other was a teacher, Turkey’s Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci told reporters, per Reuters.
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Paramedics provide medical assistance to an injured student after a deadly school shooting in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, April 15, 2026.(Ihlas News Agency/Reuters)
Ciftci was also adamant that this was a “sole incident” and not a terror attack.
The shooting took place at Ayser Çalık Middle School in Turkey’s Kahramanmaras region, roughly 140 miles west of the high school where another student killed himself after injuring 16 others in a shooting one day earlier.
Shooting deathsare rare in Turkey, with just over 2.6 per 100,000 residents every year, compared to the U.S.’s 14.5.Gun applicants must be at least 21 years old and go through a rigorous medical clearance and background check process.
Gun acquisition is, however, considerably more expedient for professionals with certain careers, such aslaw enforcement.
People wait in front of a school building after a deadly shooting in the southeastern province of Kahramanmaras, Turkey, April 15, 2026.(Reuters/IHA (Ihlas News Agency))
Despite the difficulties, Turkey has now been rocked by two mass shootings in two days.In response, the government has urged citizens not to spread misinformation and to protect the peace.
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An injured person is carried to an ambulance after a school shooting in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, April 15, 2026.(IHA/Ihlas News Agency via Reuters)
“Managing the process with sound judgment, protecting societal peace, and particularly ensuring thepsychological security of our childrenare of utmost importance,” the country’s Ministry of Communications also posted on X.
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“It is essential for ourmedia organizationsto act with the utmost sense of responsibility in their broadcasting policies,” the post continued, adding that “such incidents create a highly fertile ground for disinformation.”
Four chief inspectors and four inspector generals have been assigned to an investigation into the incident, the Turkish Ministry of the Interiorwrote on X.
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