# Eleven injured in shooting outside Turkish school

> A 15-year-old opened fire at a vocational school in western Turkey, injuring eleven students in the country's third school shooting this year.
- Title: Eleven injured in shooting outside Turkish school · BBC News
- Summary: A 15-year-old opened fire at a vocational school in western Turkey, injuring eleven students in the country's third school shooting this year. Turkey is…
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- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6y0z4gv0le4o
- Published: 2026-09-22T09:00:43.169+00:00
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- Topics: turkey, school shooting, manisa, inci uzmez vocational and technical anat, 15-year-old suspect, gun violence, education ministry, security measures, 2026, news, world
## Shooting at Turkish vocational school
Eleven people were injured when a 15-year-old opened fire outside Inci Uzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Manisa on Tuesday morning. Two victims remain in critical condition.

> Eleven people have been injured in a shooting outside a high school in Turkey, with police detaining a 15-year-old male suspect.
## All victims were students
The injured were all students at the school. The suspect is also reportedly a student there and fled the scene with the weapon still in hand.
## Family members also detained
Police detained the suspect's mother, father, and grandfather, who reportedly owned the shotgun used in the attack, according to Turkey's justice minister Akın Gürlek.
## Third school shooting this year
This is Turkey's third school shooting in 2026. Two deadly attacks in April killed nine students aged 10 and 11, plus one teacher, shocking a nation with no prior history of school shootings.
## New security measures introduced
The April attacks prompted the government to implement tighter gun controls and new security measures for the 2026-2027 academic year. Turkey's education ministry sent three national investigators to Manisa.
## Motive remains unclear
The reason for the attack has not been determined. The 15-year-old suspect is required to appear before a court before being officially arrested under Turkish law.
## Key takeaway

Turkey is experiencing a sudden surge in school shootings, with three incidents in 2026 alone, prompting the government to implement new security measures.