Shotgun attack in front of the school in Turgutlu, Manisa: 11 students were injured, the number of detentions increased to 9

The number of detentions regarding the incident in which 11 students were injured, 3 seriously, as a result of H.O. (15) opening fire with a shotgun on the street where the students went to school, near the high school in Turgutlu district of Manisa, increased to 9.

In the statement made by Manisa Governorship, it was stated that "6 of our slightly injured students, who were injured in the attack in our Turgutlu district on September 22, 2026 and whose treatment continues at Turgutlu State Hospital, are planned to be discharged today. 3 of our students, whose treatment continues in Manisa center, are conscious and their treatment in intensive care units continues."

Fire was opened with a hunting rifle at around 08:00 yesterday, on the street where students come to school, near Turgutlu İnci Üzmez Vocational Technical and Anatolian High School. 11 students were injured, 3 seriously, in the incident. Upon notice, medical teams and security forces were dispatched to the region. The injured were taken to surrounding hospitals by ambulances. H.O. It was determined that . As a result of the work of the teams, the suspect H.O. 8 suspects, including his mother, father and grandfather, were detained.

THE NUMBER OF DETENTIONS INCREASED TO 9

It was reported that 1 more person was detained within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Turgutlu Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. Thus, the number of detentions in the investigation increased to 9.

EDUCATION AT SCHOOL WAS SUSPENDED FOR 1 DAY

While the Ministry of National Education appointed 3 inspectors regarding the incident, education at the school was suspended for 1 day. The Ministry of Justice also announced that 2 public prosecutors were assigned to the incident.

STATEMENT FROM THE GOVERNORSHIP

A written statement regarding the incident was made by Manisa Governorship. In the statement, "It is planned that our 6 slightly injured students, who were injured in the attack incident in our Turgutlu district on September 22, 2026 and whose treatment continues at Turgutlu State Hospital, will be discharged today. 3 of our students, whose treatment continues in Manisa center, are conscious and their treatment in intensive care units continues. The condition of our students is followed closely and meticulously by our physicians. We express our wishes to get well soon to our students, their families and the education community due to the painful incident; they continue their treatment. "We hope that our continuing students will recover as soon as possible."

INVESTIGATION COMMISSION IN MANİSA

The GNAT Investigation Commission into the Causes of School Attacks came to Manisa. The delegation, led by Commission Chairman Yusuf Beyazıt, first visited Manisa Governor Vahdettin Özkan. Commission Chairman Yusuf Beyazıt, in his statement during the visit, stated that they would also conduct an investigation into the incident in Manisa within the scope of investigating the reasons for the attacks. It was reported that the commission will submit the report it will prepare after its work to the Presidency of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.

Beyazıt stated that the events should be viewed not only from the perspective of the school and the student, but also from the perspective of the family, street, environment and society, and said, "First of all, we have to bring a perspective to the events by not only thinking about the school and the student, but also by evaluating the family, the street, the environment and the society. No digital environment can be more valuable than a mother's compassion, a father's attention, a teacher's effort. No digital environment can give the love we think of. We want students to be conscious when using technology. While doing all this, I would like to call on families, mothers, fathers and the environment to protect children from the violent, various harms, risks, nihilism and extremism of digital environments. Because we will also examine our incident in Manisa, we will see that in the background, we see the effects of this extremism, this nihilism and violence, the tendency of the producers of social platforms to violence, and the harm and crime-inducing evaluations of games. "We have to protect our children. For this reason, we see great benefit in the environment, school, family and society acting in coordination to find urgent solutions to this issue," he said.

'OUR WORK WILL BE TURNED INTO A REPORT'

Stating that the commission had previously carried out investigations in Kahramanmaraş, Şanlıurfa and Istanbul, Beyazıt said, "This investigation commission, which was established in the parliament, made examinations in different places in Kahramanmaraş, Urfa and Istanbul. Due to this incident that happened in our province, in this beautiful city of ours, in our Turgutlu district, we are here today, and we will continue our work here. Hopefully, we will continue our work in Ankara after visiting our injured children in hospitals and at their homes and receiving the necessary information." "We will continue. Very soon, our Parliamentary Research Commission will compile a report on its work. It will inform the public of its investigations, proposals and evaluations on this matter to our Parliament and the Speaker of the Parliament," he said.

INSPIRED BY PAST EVENTS

The statement of H.O., who opened fire with a hunting rifle near Manisa Turgutlu İnci Üzmez Vocational Technical and Anatolian High School, causing 11 students to be injured, 3 of them seriously, was revealed. It was determined that H.O. planned the attack not out of hostility, but rather by being inspired by past events at home and abroad.

HE DID SHOOTING DRILL

Police teams deepened the investigation and revealed the preparation process of the attack. It was determined that H.O. told a relative that he was being bullied and that was why he planned the attack. However, it was determined that the relative did not take this situation seriously. It was also revealed that H.O. practiced target shooting with his grandmother's rifle with two of his relatives about a month ago. It was determined that H.O. purchased the cartridges from a hunting dealer with the 600 liras he received from his grandmother. Within the scope of the investigation, suspect H.O. 9 suspects, including his mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, some of his relatives and the manager of the hunting dealer selling the cartridges, were taken into custody.

On the other hand, during the search of his house, swastika figures and notes regarding different political and ideological movements were found in H.O.'s room.

'THEY SURVIVED THE DANGER TO THEIR LIVES'

Following the armed attack that took place in front of İnci Üzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Manisa's Turgutlu district, in which 11 students were injured, 3 of them seriously, the GNAT Investigation Commission into the Causes of School Attacks carried out investigations at the school. Commission President Yusuf Beyazıt, in his statement here, said, "As you know, our three babies are currently in intensive care in our hospital. Thank God, they have survived the danger of their lives. We do not have fear or anxiety as in the first moment. They are conscious now. They are able to meet with their families. But you will appreciate that their treatment in intensive care will continue for a little longer."

'THERE IS A DANGER AFFECTED BY DIGITAL MEDIUMS'

Beyazıt continued his statement as follows: