19.09.2025 14:21
In an elementary school located in the İpekyolu district of Van, an individual, who was reported to be in the process of getting a divorce, attacked a Turkish language teacher with a knife while he was teaching in the classroom. The attacker had come to the school with the intention of assaulting his brother-in-law, who is a classroom teacher, but ended up injuring the unrelated Turkish teacher. Another teacher who tried to intervene was also injured in the hand, and the assailant was subdued and handed over to the police.
In the İpekyolu district of Van, a horrifying incident occurred at Şehit Kemal Görgülü Primary and Secondary School around 08:30.
STABBED THE TEACHER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CLASS
According to the information obtained, an individual who was in the process of getting divorced came to the school with the intention of attacking his brother-in-law, class teacher R.A. However, the assailant, unaware that the teacher would be in class in the afternoon, entered the classroom with a knife, thinking that the teacher was present when he saw the name on the class roster.
The assailant stabbed the Turkish teacher E.Ş., who was teaching at that moment and had no connection to the incident, in the abdominal area.
ANOTHER TEACHER WHO INTERVENED WAS INJURED
The individual, who was neutralized by the intervention of the school principal and teachers, was handed over to the police. During the intervention, teacher R.Y. was also injured in the hand.
ARRESTED
While the injured teachers were taken to the hospital, the students, who experienced anxious moments, were sent home. The assailant was arrested by the court to which he was brought.