(../../../../favicon_aje.ico) Attacker opens fire near high school in western Turkiye, wounding 11 | Gun Violence News | Al Jazeera    (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/22/gunman-wounds-eight-in-shooting-near-high-school-in-western-turkiye)                                             (https://www.aljazeera.com/xml/rss/all.xml)  (https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/9/22/gunman-wounds-eight-in-shooting-near-high-school-in-western-turkiye)  (https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/afp_6ab234ccf3ac-1790063821.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440)  (../../../../wp-content/uploads/2026/09/afp_6ab234ccf3ac-1790063821.jpg@resize=770,513&quality=80)     (https://cdn.cookielaw.org) (https://cdn.cookielaw.org) (https://cdn.cookielaw.org) (https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js) (https://www.google-analytics.com) (https://www.google-analytics.com) (https://www.google-analytics.com) (https://static.chartbeat.com/) (https://static.chartbeat.com/) (https://static.chartbeat.com/) (../../../../static/css/vendor~main~d08ff9cb.24bf1742.r2.chunk.css) (../../../../static/css/component~main~748942c6.6c6e15fe.r2.chunk.css) (../../../../static/css/component~main~b07b7304.e3bc53a0.r2.chunk.css) (../../../../static/css/component~main~6e6dca10.74fd263a.r2.chunk.css) (../../../../static/css/component~main~5db14389.c7afea12.r2.chunk.css) (https://www.aljazeera.com/static/media/Roboto-Bold.52bb58c8.woff2) (https://www.aljazeera.com/static/media/Roboto-Regular.c5bf51b6.woff2)  (../../../../static/css/vendor~aje/containers/home-page~components/video-article/videoPageDispatcher~containers/amp-live-blo~5f903362.2e08e417.r2.chunk.css)  (../../../../static/css/component~aje/containers/home-page~components/video-article/videoPageDispatcher~containers/amp-live-~41c72a2c.3f309873.r2.chunk.css)  (../../../../static/css/component~aje/containers/home-page~components/video-article/videoPageDispatcher~containers/amp-live-~06be7c11.0625e98d.r2.chunk.css)  (../../../../static/css/common~493df0b3.ec3ab9b5.r2.chunk.css)  (../../../../static/css/pages/article-page~493df0b3.accd71c7.r2.chunk.css)  (../../../../static/css/common~493df0b3.ec3ab9b5.r2.chunk.css)   Skip links (gunman-wounds-eight-in-shooting-near-high-school-in-western-turkiye@traffic_source=rss.html#main-content-area) Skip to Content  (https://www.aljazeera.com/)          (https://www.aljazeera.com/video/live) play    Live    Sign up  Show navigation menu     Navigation menu (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/) News    Show more news sections  (https://www.aljazeera.com/africa/) Africa   (https://www.aljazeera.com/asia/) Asia   (https://www.aljazeera.com/us-canada/) US & Canada   (https://www.aljazeera.com/latin-america/) Latin America   (https://www.aljazeera.com/europe/) Europe   (https://www.aljazeera.com/asia-pacific/) Asia Pacific      (https://www.aljazeera.com/middle-east/) Middle East   (https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/explainer/) Explained   (https://www.aljazeera.com/sports) Sport   (https://www.aljazeera.com/opinion/) Opinion   (https://www.aljazeera.com/videos/) Video   More   Show more sections  (https://www.aljazeera.com/features/) Features   (https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/) Economy   (https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/human-rights/) Human Rights   (https://www.aljazeera.com/climate-crisis) Climate Crisis   (https://www.aljazeera.com/investigations/) Investigations   (https://www.aljazeera.com/interactives/) Interactives   (https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/) In Pictures   (https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/science-and-technology/) Science & Technology   (https://www.aljazeera.com/audio/podcasts) Podcasts   (https://www.aljazeera.com/travel) Travel   (https://www.aljazeera.com/sponsored/) Sponsored Content        (https://www.aljazeera.com/video/live) play    Live    Click here to search search     Sign up        (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/) News |(https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/gun-violence/) Gun Violence   Attacker opens fire near high school in western Turkiye, wounding 11 Police arrest suspect after shooting near high school; injured people rushed to local hospitals for treatment.   Listen   Listen (1 min)       Save       Share Attacker opens fire near high school in western Turkiye, wounding 11 on social media share-nodes    Share (https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fllg9xl) facebook      (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Attacker%20opens%20fire%20near%20high%20school%20in%20western%20Turkiye%2C%20wounding%2011&source=sharethiscom&related=sharethis&via=AJEnglish&url=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fllg9xl) x    (whatsapp://send?text=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2Fllg9xl) whatsapp-stroke    (https://aje.news/llg9xl)  copylink          google       Add Al Jazeera on Google  info      (Ambulances and police officers waiting in front of a high school outside which a man opened fire wounding eight people, and was arrested shortly afterwards, in Turgutlu, Turkiye)   Ambulances and police officers waiting in front of a high school outside which a man opened fire in Turgutlu, Turkiye, September 22, 2026 [Handout/Demiroren News Agency via AFP]   By  APand Reuters   Published On 22 Sep 2026 22 Sep 2026    An attacker has opened fire near a high school in western Turkiye, wounding at least 11 people, authorities said. Two of the wounded were in critical condition, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said on Tuesday morning, soon after the attack took place near a vocational and technical high school in the Turgutlu district in the western Manisa province. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/16/endless-grief-turkey-mourns-victims-of-second-school-shooting-in-a-week) ‘Endless grief’: Turkiye mourns victims of second school shooting in a week  list 2 of 3 (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/18/philippines-school-shooting-kills-at-least-two) Philippines school shooting leaves at least three dead, including gunman  list 3 of 3 (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/22/canadas-bc-sues-openai-over-chatgpt-role-in-tumbler-ridge-school-shooting) Canada’s BC sues OpenAI over ChatGPT role in Tumbler Ridge school shooting   end of list  The Haberturk news channel said the assailant was a student at the school. The suspect was arrested. Their parents and grandfather, who owned the ⁠weapon used in the attack, have also been detained, Gurlek said. ()   The motive for the attack was not immediately clear, according to Gurlek, who said two chief prosecutors were appointed to investigate the shooting, including claims that the student was bullied at the school. “When the security of our children is at stake, it is not possible for any negligence or irresponsibility to be overlooked,” Gurlek wrote on X. “The circumstances under which the child obtained the gun used in the attack, the conditions of the weapon’s storage, the parents’ obligations regarding care and supervision, and allegations of bullying before the incident are being investigated thoroughly and from multiple angles,” he added. Images and video posted online appeared to show the suspect walking along a street near the school holding a rifle before running back down the same street. Separate footage captured outside the building showed police pushing back families and onlookers gathered near the premises. (This handout photograph taken and released on September 22,2026 by Turkish news agency DHA (Demiroren News Agency) shows a CCTV image of a gunman running near a school in Turgutlu, an area west of the resort city of Izmir.)  Security camera image of an armed man near a school in Turgutlu, west of the resort city of Izmir, Turkiye [Handout/DHA via AFP]  The attack comes months after two deadly school shootings shocked the country in April. Advertisement    In one incident, 16 people, mostly students, were wounded when a former student opened fire at a high school in the Sanliurfa province before killing himself. The following day, a 14-year-old (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/15/four-killed-in-turkiyes-second-school-shooting-in-two-days) killed nine people , including students and teachers, and wounded 13 others in an attack at his school in the Kahramanmaras province before being killed by the police. Before those events, Turkiye had no history of such school attacks. The April shootings led to widespread outrage and prompted officials to introduce new security measures for the 2026-27 academic year, including tighter gun controls.            aj-logo             aj-logo             aj-logo       Advertisement          About About   Show more  (https://www.aljazeera.com/about-us) About Us   (https://www.aljazeera.com/code-of-ethics/) Code of Ethics   (https://www.aljazeera.com/terms-and-conditions/) Terms and Conditions   (https://www.aljazeera.com/eu-eea-regulatory/) EU/EEA Regulatory Notice   (https://privacy.aljazeera.net/) Privacy Policy   (https://privacy.aljazeera.net/cookie/) Cookie Policy   (https://www.aljazeera.com/) Cookie Preferences    (https://trust.aljazeera.net/accessibility/) Accessibility Statement   (https://www.aljazeera.com/sitemap) Sitemap   (https://careers.aljazeera.net/) Work for us      Connect Connect   Show more  (https://network.aljazeera.net/en/contact?tid=6) Contact Us   (https://www.aljazeera.com/user-accounts-help) User Accounts Help   (https://commercial.aljazeera.net/) Advertise with us   (https://www.aljazeera.com/stay-connected) Stay Connected   (https://www.aljazeera.com/newsletters) Newsletters   (https://sat.aljazeera.net/en) Channel Finder   (https://www.aljazeera.com/schedule/) TV Schedule   (https://www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/) Podcasts   (https://webapps.aljazeera.net/aje/tips/) Submit a Tip   (https://www.aljazeera.com/sponsored) Paid Partner Content      Our Channels Our Channels   Show more  (http://aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Arabic   (https://www.aljazeera.com/) Al Jazeera English   (https://www.ajiunit.com/) Al Jazeera Investigative Unit   (https://www.aljazeeramubasher.net/) Al Jazeera Mubasher   (http://doc.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Documentary   (http://balkans.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Balkans   (http://ajplus.net/) AJ+      Our Network Our Network   Show more  (http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/) Al Jazeera Centre for Studies   (http://training.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Media Institute   (http://learning.aljazeera.net/) Learn Arabic   (http://liberties.aljazeera.com/en) Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human Rights   (http://forum.aljazeera.net/) Al Jazeera Forum   (https://hotels.aljazeera.net/en) Al Jazeera Hotel Partners        Follow Al Jazeera English: (https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera) facebook       (https://twitter.com/ajenglish) twitter     (https://www.youtube.com/aljazeeraenglish) youtube     (https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/?hl=en) instagram-colored-outline                          (https://www.aljazeera.com/xml/rss/all.xml) rss     (https://bsky.app/profile/aljazeera.com) bluesky     (https://www.tiktok.com/@aljazeeraenglish) tiktok-colored-outline                  (Al Jazeera Media Network logo)   © 2026 Al Jazeera Media Network