At least 11 people were wounded when an attacker opened fire near a vocational and technical high school in Turgutlu, a district of Türkiye’s western Manisa province, according to authorities. Two of the injured were in critical condition after the September 22 attack.
Police arrested the suspected attacker, whom Haberturk identified as a student at the school. Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said the suspect’s parents and grandfather were also detained. The grandfather owned the weapon used in the shooting, according to the minister’s account. The supplied report does not identify the wounded people or provide updated information about their conditions.
The motive was not immediately established. Gurlek said two chief prosecutors had been assigned to investigate, including allegations that the student had experienced bullying. Investigators are also examining how the child obtained the firearm, how it had been stored and whether parental care and supervision obligations were met. Those inquiries mean the bullying allegation and any explanation for the attack remain unconfirmed.
Images circulated online appeared to show a person carrying a rifle on a street near the school. Other footage showed police holding back families and onlookers outside the premises. Such material can help establish a sequence of events, but the official investigation will be responsible for verifying what happened and determining responsibility.
The Turgutlu shooting occurred months after two attacks at Turkish schools in April. In one, a former student wounded 16 people, most of them students, at a high school in Sanliurfa province before taking his own life. The next day, a 14-year-old killed nine people, including students and teachers, and wounded 13 others at a school in Kahramanmaras province before police killed the attacker.
Those April attacks prompted public anger and new school-security measures for the 2026–27 academic year, including tighter gun controls, according to the report. The latest case is therefore likely to focus attention not only on security around schools but also on household firearm storage and the path by which a young person allegedly gained access to a weapon.
Authorities have not announced a charge, a verified motive or findings on possible failures by adults. Detention is not a determination of guilt, and the inquiry into the suspect’s relatives is at an early stage. The evidence also does not establish whether the attack began on school grounds or nearby; officials and the source describe it as occurring near the high school.
The immediate official response has centered on treatment for the wounded, securing the scene and a multi-part criminal investigation. Further statements from prosecutors will be needed to clarify the victims’ conditions, the suspect’s legal status and whether the allegations being examined are supported by evidence.
