Student opens fire at a school in Turkey, killing 4, in second such attack in the country in 2 days

Student kills 4, wounds 20 others, in second school shooting in Turkey in 2 days 1 of 4 | A student has opened fire at two classrooms at a school in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, killing four people and wounding 20 others, an official said. Kahramanmaras provincial Gov. Mukerrem Unluer said the student, who was also killed, was armed with guns belonging to his police officer father. 2 of 4 | A former student opened fire at a high school in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people, before killing himself, an official said. The 18-year-old attacker, armed with a shotgun, fired randomly inside a vocational high school in Siverek, Sanliurfa province. He later killed himself with the same shotgun after being “cornered by police,” Gov. Hasan Sildak said. 3 of 4 | People stand at the courtyard of a secondary school where an assailant opened fire, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, Wednesday, April 15, 2026, (IHA via AP) 4 of 4 | Turkish security forces and emergency staff stand in the courtyard of a secondary school where an assailant opened fire, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, Wednesday, April 15, 2026, (IHA via AP) 1 of 4 A student has opened fire at two classrooms at a school in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, killing four people and wounding 20 others, an official said. Kahramanmaras provincial Gov. Mukerrem Unluer said the student, who was also killed, was armed with guns belonging to his police officer father. Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 2 of 4 A former student opened fire at a high school in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people, before killing himself, an official said. The 18-year-old attacker, armed with a shotgun, fired randomly inside a vocational high school in Siverek, Sanliurfa province. He later killed himself with the same shotgun after being “cornered by police,” Gov. Hasan Sildak said. Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 3 of 4 People stand at the courtyard of a secondary school where an assailant opened fire, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, Wednesday, April 15, 2026, (IHA via AP) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 4 of 4 Turkish security forces and emergency staff stand in the courtyard of a secondary school where an assailant opened fire, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, Wednesday, April 15, 2026, (IHA via AP) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A student opened fire on two classrooms at a middle school in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, killing four people and wounding 20 others, an official said, in the second such shooting in the country in two days.The gunman, who was also killed, arrived at the school armed with guns believed to belong to his father, a retired police officer, Kahramanmaras provincial Gov. Mukerrem Unluer said. He was carrying five firearms and seven magazines.The victims included a teacher and three students, Unluer said. At least four of the wounded were in serious condition. The motive of the attack wasn’t immediately known.The attack came just a day after 16 people, mostly students, were wounded when a former student opened fire at a high school in nearby Sanliurfa province. The assailant later killed himself.Until this week, such school shootings were rare in Turkey. State-run broadcaster, TRT, identified the shooter as Isa Aras Mersinli, and said his father was detained for questioning.Turkish authorities imposed a ban on the broadcast of “traumatic” images from the shooting, warning media organizations to limit coverage to statements from officials. Earlier, media reports said that authorities sent police and ambulances to the school in the Kahramanmaras’ Onikisubat district, after gunfire was heard there. Images from the scene showed at least two people being put into ambulances. Parents rushed to the school after hearing reports of an armed attack, NTV television reported, adding that police took security measures around the school.