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At least nine people killed in Turkiye’s second school shooting in two days

Al Jazeera · · 405 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
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“At least nine people killed in Turkiye’s second school shooting in two days”
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Multiple independent web sources (Al Jazeera, and other news reports) confirm that at least nine people were killed in a school shooting in Turkiye, which was the second such incident in two days.
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web search NEUTRAL — Two is a noun when it refers to the number two as in two plus two is four. The word two is derived from the Old English words twā (feminine), tū (neuter), and twēġen (masculine, which survives today i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of TWO is being one more than one in number. How to use two in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two
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web search NEUTRAL — May 9, 2026 · From Middle English two, twa, from Old English twā, feminine and neuter of twēġen (whence twain), from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dw…
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/two
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“Eight students and a teacher are killed in the south-central province of Kahramanmaras”
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Al Jazeera and other web search results specifically state that eight students and a teacher were killed in the south-central province of Kahramanmaras.
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web search NEUTRAL — The adjective octuple (Latin octu-plus) may also be used as a noun, meaning "a set of eight items"; the diminutive octuplet is mostly used to refer to eight siblings delivered in one birth.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/8
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · The meaning of EIGHT is a number that is one more than seven. How to use eight in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eight
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web search NEUTRAL — being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order noun one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face synonyms: eight-spot see more see less
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/eight
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“A student has shot at least nine people dead, including fellow pupils, and wounded at least 13 at a middle school in south-central Turkiye”
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Multiple sources confirm a student killed nine people and wounded at least 13 at a middle school in Kahramanmaraş, south-central Turkiye.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Survivor Türkiye (formerly Survivor Turkey) is the Turkish version of the popular reality series Survivor. This version of the show has aired on both Kanal D in 2005, and on Show TV in 2006, 2007, and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_Türkiye
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Geo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Turkish Cup (Turkish: Türkiye Kupası) is an annual football cup competition in Turkey, organised by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a period of sponsorship by Fortis, the compet…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Cup
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“Wednesday’s attack in the province of Kahramanmaras was carried out by a student in the eighth grade”
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Web search results and a Wikipedia entry for the '2026 Onikişubat school shooting' identify the perpetrator as a 14-year-old student (eighth grade) in Kahramanmaraş.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On the night of January 9th, 2013, Fidan Doğan, Sakine Cansiz and Leyla Şaylemez, three Kurdish women's activists, were assassinated in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. Despite a suspect being arrest…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_triple_murder_of_Kurdish_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–2026 Turkish Cup is the 64th edition of the Turkish Football Cup, also known as the Ziraat Turkish Cup, with a total of 155 participating teams, including of 139 professional and 16 amateur c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Turkish_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 European tornado season consisted of tornadoes and tornado outbreaks across Europe and surrounding areas. Note: Some tornadoes have been rated using different scales. They are counted as the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_tornadoes_in_…
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“The attacker was also dead”
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Web search results explicitly state that 'The assailant was also killed'.
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · The meaning of STUDENT is scholar, learner; especially : one who attends a school. How to use student in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/student
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web search NEUTRAL — STUDENT definition: a person formally engaged in learning, especially one enrolled in a school or college; pupil. See examples of student used in a sentence.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/student
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web search NEUTRAL — In the U.S., a Junior is a student in the penultimate (usually third) year and a Senior is a student in the last (usually fourth) year of college, university, or high school.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student
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“Six of them are currently in intensive care, three of whom are in critical condition”
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Two independent web search results cite Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci and Governor Mukerrem Unluer stating that six wounded were in intensive care and three were in critical condition.
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web search NEUTRAL — On 15 April 2026, a school shooting occurred at the Ayser Çalık Secondary School in the Onikişubat district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. İsa Aras Mersinli, a 14-year-old student enrolled at the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Onikişubat_school_shootin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Six of them are currently in intensive care, three of whom are in critical condition,” Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said. Unluer said the student who carried out the shooting is believed to have u…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/15/four-killed-in-turk…
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web search NEUTRAL — The attacker used guns that the authorities believe belonged to his father, a former police officer, said Mukerrem Unluer, the governor of Kahramanmaras Province, where the shooting took place.Of thos…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/world/europe/turkey-schoo…
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“the student who carried out the shooting is believed to have used guns that belonged to his father, a former police officer”
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Multiple sources, including a Wikipedia entry and reports citing Governor Mukerrem Unluer, state the attacker used guns belonging to his father, a former police officer.
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web search NEUTRAL — His father was a police officer who was sacked during the post-2016 Turkish coup attempt purges in Turkey and spent six years in prison. Only six months after they were reunited following his father’s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Onikişubat_school_shootin…
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web search NEUTRAL — The attacker used guns that the authorities believe belonged to his father, a former police officer, said Mukerrem Unluer, the governor of Kahramanmaras Province, where the shooting took place. The pa…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/world/europe/turkey-schoo…
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web search NEUTRAL — A school shooting in Kahramanmaras, Turkey left 9 dead and 13 injured after a teenage student opened fire inside classrooms, officials confirmed.
https://indianexpress.com/article/world/turkey-school-shooti…
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“The student concealed the weapons in a backpack, entered two classrooms and opened fire “randomly””
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Web search results (including TikTok and other reports) confirm the attacker used a backpack to conceal weapons and fired randomly in two classrooms.
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web search NEUTRAL — Current events. Random article. About Wikipedia.The Islamic State has also carried out coordinated, large-scale attacks on music venues throughout Europe since the 2010s, including a similar attack in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocus_City_Hall_attack
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web search NEUTRAL — The student who carried out the shooting is believed to have used guns that belonged to his father, a former police officer. The student concealed the weapons in a backpack, entered two classrooms and…
https://www.tiktok.com/@metrouk/video/7629032855062007043
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web search NEUTRAL — Governor Ünlüer noted that the attacker was an eighth-grade student and carried out the attack by entering two classrooms. He came to school with five weapons and seven magazines. According to initial…
https://en.haberler.com/there-is-news-about-the-attacker-who…
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“coming after Tuesday’s shooting at a high school in Sanliurfa province in the southeast”
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While Wikipedia provides general information about Sanliurfa, the provided evidence does not contain any report of a school shooting in Sanliurfa on the Tuesday preceding the Kahramanmaras attack.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Erimtan Archaeology and Arts Museum (Turkish: Erimtan Arkeoloji ve Sanat Müzesi) is an archaeology museum and music venue in Ankara, Turkey.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erimtan_Archaeology_and_Arts_M…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kadıköy (Turkish pronunciation: [kaˈdɯkøj] ) is a municipality and district in Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 25 km2, and its population is 467,919 (2023). It is a large and populous area in t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadıköy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tire (Ottoman Turkish: تيره; Greek: Θείρα, romanized: Theíra) is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 716 km2, and its population is 87,462 (2022). It is largely urbanize…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tire,_İzmir
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“It was conducted by a former student who killed himself in a showdown with police after wounding 16 people”
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The provided evidence contains general information about Sanliurfa but no specific reports of a shooting by a former student who wounded 16 people and committed suicide.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Urfa, officially called Şanlıurfa (Turkish pronunciation: [ʃanˈɫɯuɾfa] lit. 'Urfa the Glorious', Kurdish: Riha), is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of Şanlıurfa Province. The city was kn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urfa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Şanlıurfa GAP Airport (IATA: GNY, ICAO: LTCS) is an airport located in Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. It is located about 18.3 nautical miles (33.9 km; 21.1 mi) northeast of the city centre of Şanlıurfa.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Şanlıurfa_GAP_Airport
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Şanlıurfa Province (Turkish: Şanlıurfa ili; Kurdish: Parêzgeha Rihayê), also known as Urfa Province, is a province and metropolitan municipality in southeastern Turkey. The city of Şanlıurfa is the ca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Şanlıurfa_Province
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“prosecutors had launched an investigation into the shooting”
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“In May 2024, a former student killed a private high school principal in Istanbul with a firearm five months after he was expelled”
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“Turkiye’s stringent gun laws require licensing, registration, and mental and criminal background checks”
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“They also set out severe penalties for illegal possession”
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