Death toll from Turkiye’s second school shooting in a week rises to 10

The death toll from Turkiye’s second school shooting in two days rose to 10 on Thursday (April 16, 2026) after another victim died while being treated in hospital, authorities said.

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Six of the wounded were in critical condition before the death early on Thursday following the shooting the previous day, officials said.

Isa Aras Mersinli, 14, opened fire on two classrooms at a middle school in the southern city of Kahramanmaras on Wednesday (April 15, 2026), killing a teacher and eight students and wounding 13 others.