Another armed school attack in Turkey: this time there are fatalities

April 15 2026, 17:25

Politics

An unidentified individual opened fire at a school in the eastern Turkish city of Kahramanmarash, according to RIA Novosti citing Turkish media.

“This is a school attack. We have reports of casualties and fatalities,” the media outlet quotes the words of Myukерrem Unlyuer, the provincial governor.

According to the latest reports, four people were killed and 20 wounded in the shooting.

This is already the second similar incident in two days in Turkey, the day before, a student with a weapon attacked a high school, leaving 17 people injured.