Four killed in second school shooting in Turkey within two days

NewsWorldEuropeFour killed in second school shooting in Turkey within two daysUntil this week, school shootings were rare in TurkeyThe Associated Press Wednesday 15 April 2026 14:39 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2958204","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/school-shooting-turkey-kahramanmaras-b2958204.html","title":"Four killed in second school shooting in Turkey within two days"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-4430","index":0}The student, who was also killed, arrived at the school armed with guns believed to belong to his father (IHA)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}A student opened fire in two classrooms at a middle school in so...