List of school attacks in Turkey

This chronological list of school attacks in Turkey that occurred at K–12 public and private schools, as well as at colleges and universities, and on school buses. Excluded from this list are the following:

  1. Incidents that occurred as a result of police actions
  2. Suicides or suicide attempts involving only one person.
  3. Any war-related incidents, such as attacks committed by the Kurdistan Workers' Party.

List

Date Location Perpetrator(s) Dead Injured Total Description
16 March 1978 Istanbul Unnamed 7 41 48 Beyazıt massacre: Seven students were killed and 41 injured in a gun and bomb attack at Istanbul University.[1]
13 May 1998 Istanbul Murat Kurt 2 0 2 An 18-year-old former student shot and killed his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend and an intervening teacher.[2]
22 November 2005 Nusaybin, Mardin Province Unnamed 1 4 5 A student shot and killed a teacher and wounded four others with a rifle before being arrested.[3][4]
20 February 2006 Istanbul Unnamed 0 1 1 An 11-year-old student bystander was stabbed in a schoolyard in Üsküdar.[5]
22 February 2006 Manisa, Manisa Province Unnamed 0 1 1 A student was stabbed during an argument.[5]
24 March 2006 İzmit, Kocaeli Province Unnamed 0 1 1 A student was stabbed in a classroom.[5]
24 March 2006 Istanbul Unnamed 1 0 1 A 14-year-old fatally stabbed another student at a school in Beşiktaş.[5]
30 March 2006 Konya, Konya Province Unnamed
Unnamed
Unnamed 		0 1 1 Three attackers entered a schoolyard and stabbed a student before leaving.[5]
30 March 2006 Erzurum, Erzurum Province Unnamed 0 1 1 A student was stabbed outside a high school after coming to the aid of female students.[5]
30 March 2006 Iskenderun, Hatay Province Unnamed 0 1 1 A student stabbed a schoolmate in the schoolyard.[5]
31 March 2006 Balıkesir, Balıkesir Province M.G. 0 2 2 A 19-year-old due to be expelled attacked two faculty members with a knife.[5]
3 April 2006 Ankara, Ankara Province Unnamed 0 2 2 Two students were stabbed during a fight.[5]
27 April 2006 Adana, Adana Province Serap M. 1 0 1 17-year-old Tuğral Ülger was shot dead in a classroom by his ex-girlfriend.[6]
1 October 2009 Adana, Adana Province Unnamed 0 0 0 An 11-year-old student with mental disorders attacked other students and teachers with a knife, but was subdued and arrested before he could cause any injuries. He was freed due to his young age.[7]
5 October 2009 Adana, Adana Province Unnamed 0 0 0 The student who had attacked others with a knife four days earlier shouted at classmates and threatened to shoot them, then left school and returned with a shotgun. He fired multiple shots at the school office, causing damage to it. After shooting at agricultural workers as he fled, he was apprehended.[7]
4 May 2010 Diyarbakır, Diyarbakır Province Mahir Zeybek 0 1 1 A Dicle University student shot and wounded a lecturer he had previously disputed with.[8]
14 November 2011 Eskişehir, Eskişehir Province S.D. 0 2 2 A 13-year-old student armed with his father's shotgun fired at and wounded a teacher. Another student was grazed.[9]
25 September 2012 İzmir, İzmir Province H.K. 1 0 1 A student fatally stabbed 40-year-old teacher Sevilay Durukan at a school.[10]
2 August 2013 Erzincan, Erzincan Province Ahmet Ateş 2[n 1] 0 2 A school employee killed a co-worker with a shotgun before killing himself.[11]
20 February 2015 İzmir, İzmir Province Nurullah Semo 1 7 8 Murder of Fırat Çakıroğlu: 24-year-old political activist and Ege University student Fırat Çakıroğlu was stabbed to death and seven others wounded during a fight on campus.[12]
9 April 2015 Aksaray, Aksaray Province Emre İ. 0 0 0 A 22-year-old man returned to a school after being beaten by students and fired multiple shots in the air.[13]
23 April 2015 Istanbul Hediyetullah Y. 0 2 2 A 19-year-old man fired at two students in a schoolyard, wounding them.[14]
15 December 2015 Adana, Adana Province Hamit K. 0 4 4 During a fight involving knives and a gun at a high school, four students were stabbed.[15]
17 December 2015 Istanbul Unnamed 0 1 1 A teacher was shot in the leg during an argument.[16]
22 September 2016 Istanbul Unnamed 0 1 1 A driver was wounded by a gunman in front of a school in Ümraniye.[17]
20 March 2017 Rize, Rize Province B.K. 1 1[n 1] 2 A student fatally stabbed 16-year-old Emir Taş before attempting suicide.[18]
5 May 2017 Bursa, Bursa Province Hasan Can 2[n 1] 0 2 A 16-year-old shot and killed 16-year-old Nilüfer Acar inside a classroom before fatally wounding himself.[19]
24 November 2017 Tekirdağ, Tekirdağ Province Unnamed 0 2 2 A male stabbed two students who he had previously fought with outside their school.[20]
15 December 2017 İzmir, İzmir Province U.Y.
İ.P. 		1 0 1 Two students, aged 16, fatally shot principal Ayhan Kökmen at a high school.[21]
5 April 2018 Eskişehir, Eskişehir Province Volkan Beyer 4 3 7 Eskisehir University shooting: A research assistant opened fire at Eskişehir Osmangazi University, killing four people and wounding three others.[22]
11 April 2018 Bursa, Bursa Province B.C. 0 2 2 A on-duty police officer whose child studied at a primary school in Nilüfer opened fire during a meeting, wounding the principal and assistant principal.[23]
19 October 2018 Maltepe, Istanbul Unnamed 0 2 2 Two groups of students fought each other with knives in a school canteen, leaving two students injured.[24]
2 January 2019 Ankara, Ankara Province Hasan İsmail Hikmet 1 0 1 A student shot and stabbed research assistant Ceren Damar Şenel to death at Çankaya University.[25]
4 January 2019 Istanbul Mujahid I. 0 1 1 A 14-year-old student was stabbed during an argument at a secondary school.[26]
19 February 2019 Iğdır, Iğdır Province Abdullah D. 0 1 1 A local man shot and grazed a school principal in his office, then surrendered to the local gendarmerie.[27]
17 February 2020 Ankara, Ankara Province Murat Ekinci 1[n 1] 1 2 A school security guard shot and wounded the principal before committing suicide.[28]
21 June 2020 Bursa, Bursa Province Ferhat T. 0 0 0 An 18-year-old student at a foreign language training center fired a shot into the ceiling.[29]
12 March 2021 Çorum, Çorum Province Selfet Başkuş 2 0 2 A man shot and killed two students on a school bus for allegedly fighting with his son.[30]
17 March 2022 Istanbul İ.A
K.T.
K.S 		0 1 1 A 14-year-old student was stabbed in front of his school during a fight with a group of people. One member of the group shot at the teenager as he ran away, but missed.[31]
22 November 2022 Kastamonu, Kastamonu Province B.K. 0 1 1 A 17-year-old suspended student stabbed a deputy principal at a high school.[32]
30 November 2022 Mersin, Mersin Province E.D. 1 0 1 12-year-old Fatma Nisa Yürekli was murdered at school by a classmate, who beat her with a hose before stabbing her.[33]
27 April 2023 Urfa, Şanlıurfa Province I.D. 0 3 3 A student who was reprimanded for smoking a cigarette began firing a shotgun outside the school, wounding two faculty members and a student.[34]
5 May 2023 Bursa, Bursa Province Ferdi Y. 0 1 1 A man who claimed his daughter had been abused by school staff opened fire and wounded the assistant principal.[35]
5 February 2024 Kayseri Şehriban A. 0 1 1 A teacher was shot and wounded by his romantic partner in a classroom.[36]
29 April 2024 Ankara, Ankara Province R.U. 0 1 1 A 17-year-old student stabbed an assistant principal in the leg after being caught with an electronic cigarette.[37]
6 May 2024 Mardin, Mardin Province Unnamed 0 0 0 An expelled student returned to school and fired a gun several times in the air as she tried to get inside.[38]
7 May 2024 Istanbul Yousif K. 1 0 1 Murder of Ibrahim Oktugan: Principal Ibrahim Oktugan was shot and killed by a 17-year-old expelled student.[39]
16 October 2024 Istanbul Serdar Alagöz 0 0 0 A 34-year-old teacher, armed with a gun and three knives, attempted to shoot the assistant principal, but his gun jammed. He fired his gun as he fled, but no one was injured. He was arrested by responding police.[40]
25 October 2024 Karaman, Karaman Province A.G. 1 0 1 16-year-old Mehmet Eren Parlak was shot dead by another student in a school gym.[41]
5 November 2024 Bolu, Bolu Province Unnamed 0 1 1 A 12-year-old was stabbed during a fight at a secondary school.[42]
25 November 2024 İzmir, İzmir Province Unnamed 0 5 5 Five people, including two non-students, were wounded in a knife fight in a schoolyard that started after a dispute between students.[43]
8 January 2025 İzmit, Kocaeli Province Ö.P. 0 1 1 A student stabbed a schoolmate in the leg during an argument outside school.[44]
17 February 2025 Konya, Konya Province Bestami Serdar Ergüder 1[n 1] 1 2 A student shot and wounded an assistant dean at Selçuk University before fatally shooting himself.[45]
21 February 2025 Konya, Konya Province Kerem K. 0 1 1 A student's brother opened fire at a primary school, wounding a teacher.[46]
12 May 2025 Gölcük, Kocaeli Province Unnamed 0 0 0 During a fight outside Şehit Volkan Tantürk Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School, a man shot at the school, causing no injuries.[47]
12 June 2025 Konya, Konya Province Berkehan Oluk 1 0 1 A 27-year-old man armed with a rifle killed a guidance counselor at a secondary school.[48]
30 August 2025 Istanbul Ayberk Kurtuluş 2[n 1] 0 2 A 20-year-old man shot and killed a 15-year-old girl in a café on the campus of Boğaziçi University before committing suicide.[49]
23 October 2025 Kayseri Ferhat Karakaya 1 0 1 A woman was shot to death on the campus of Erciyes University by her ex-husband.[50]
22 December 2025 Mersin, Mersin Province M.K. 0 1 1 After being reprimanded by principal Ender Kara, a 12-year-old student returned to school with a rifle and wounded him.[51]
13 February 2026 Bursa, Bursa Province Gökhan Görgülü 0 1 1 A man shot and wounded his ex-girlfriend, a teacher at a private school, outside the school as she got into her car.[52]
2 March 2026 Istanbul, Çekmeköy F.S.B. 1 2 3 A 17-year-old student stabbed his teacher to death and then injured another teacher and a student by stabbing them.[53]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Including the perpetrator or suspect

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