{"id":50963,"date":"2026-04-15T01:13:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T01:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=50963"},"modified":"2026-04-15T01:13:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T01:13:30","slug":"turkey-high-school-shooting-leaves-as-least-16-hurt-with-gunman-killing-himself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=50963","title":{"rendered":"Turkey high school shooting leaves as least 16 hurt, with gunman killing himself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A former student injured at least 16 people Tuesday after opening fire with a shotgun inside a high school <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/turkey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in Turkey<\/a> before turning the weapon on himself, officials said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The 18-year-old who targeted the vocational high school in\u00a0Siverek, located in southeastern Turkey, took his own life with the shotgun after he was &#8220;cornered by police,&#8221; Gov. Hasan\u00a0Sildak\u00a0said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Video taken at the scene showed students sprinting out of a building as law enforcement and first responders arrived.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The attack left 10 students, four teachers, a school canteen employee and a police officer hurt, according to\u00a0Sildak, who added that five of the teachers and students were transferred to a hospital in the provincial capital because their conditions were more serious.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/oklahoma-principal-shot-leg-praised-tackling-school-shooter-hero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>OKLAHOMA PRINCIPAL SHOT IN LEG IS PRAISED FOR TACKLING SCHOOL SHOOTER: &#8216;HE IS A HERO&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/343\/192\/armed-person-school-corridor-turkey-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/686\/384\/armed-person-school-corridor-turkey-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/672\/378\/armed-person-school-corridor-turkey-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1344\/756\/armed-person-school-corridor-turkey-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/931\/523\/armed-person-school-corridor-turkey-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1862\/1046\/armed-person-school-corridor-turkey-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/720\/405\/armed-person-school-corridor-turkey-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1440\/810\/armed-person-school-corridor-turkey-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1200\/675\/armed-person-school-corridor-turkey-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"An armed person walking down a school corridor in Siverek, Turkey\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>An armed person walks down a school corridor in Siverek, in Turkey&#8217;s Sanliurfa province, on April 14, 2026, in a still image obtained from a social media video.<\/span> <span>(Reuters)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The motive for the shooting was unclear. The attacker did not have a criminal record,\u00a0Sildak\u00a0said. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The school had been declared safe and no permanent police officer was assigned to protect it, he added, calling the shooting an &#8220;isolated incident.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sildak told NTV that the attacker started firing indiscriminately, beginning in the school yard before entering the building, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/school-shooting-turkey-leaves-16-wounded-governor-says-2026-04-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><u>Reuters reported.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/texas-student-15-dies-after-shooting-teacher-high-school-authorities-say\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TEXAS STUDENT, 15, DIES AFTER SHOOTING TEACHER AT HIGH SCHOOL, AUTHORITIES SAY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/343\/192\/turkey-school-shooting-siverek-fox-news-002.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/686\/384\/turkey-school-shooting-siverek-fox-news-002.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/672\/378\/turkey-school-shooting-siverek-fox-news-002.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1344\/756\/turkey-school-shooting-siverek-fox-news-002.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/931\/523\/turkey-school-shooting-siverek-fox-news-002.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1862\/1046\/turkey-school-shooting-siverek-fox-news-002.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/720\/405\/turkey-school-shooting-siverek-fox-news-002.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1440\/810\/turkey-school-shooting-siverek-fox-news-002.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1200\/675\/turkey-school-shooting-siverek-fox-news-002.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Forensic police officers respond to Turkey high school shooting\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Forensic police officers respond after a teenager opened fire at a school and wounded at least 16 people, including students and teachers, before killing himself in Siverek, Turkey, on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Sukru Dolas\/Reuters)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>One student told the state-run Anadolu Agency that he and a friend jumped out of their classroom window to flee the gunman.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He suddenly entered the classroom and fired. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/mass-shootings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fired four or five times<\/a>. Two people were hit. He then went into the next classroom,&#8221; Anadolu quoted Omer Furkan Sayar as saying. &#8220;We first threw ourselves to the ground and then two of us jumped out of the window.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He didn&#8217;t say anything, he entered and started to shoot directly,&#8221; Sayar added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/343\/192\/turkey-school-shooting-siverek-fox-news-003.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/686\/384\/turkey-school-shooting-siverek-fox-news-003.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/672\/378\/turkey-school-shooting-siverek-fox-news-003.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1344\/756\/turkey-school-shooting-siverek-fox-news-003.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/931\/523\/turkey-school-shooting-siverek-fox-news-003.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1862\/1046\/turkey-school-shooting-siverek-fox-news-003.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/720\/405\/turkey-school-shooting-siverek-fox-news-003.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1440\/810\/turkey-school-shooting-siverek-fox-news-003.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1200\/675\/turkey-school-shooting-siverek-fox-news-003.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Turkish security forces and emergency staff standing in a high school courtyard\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Turkish security forces and emergency staff stand in the courtyard of a high school where a gunman opened fire in Siverek, southeastern Turkey, on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Mevlut Bayraktar\/IHA\/AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The individual was cornered inside the building through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/police-and-law-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police intervention<\/a> and died after shooting himself,&#8221;\u00a0Sildak\u00a0told reporters, adding that a &#8220;comprehensive&#8221; investigation into the shooting would be carried out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/gunman-opens-fire-high-school-turkey-wounding-least-16\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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