15.04.2026 18:31
The mother of the 14-year-old attacker, who killed 9 people in an armed attack on a middle school in Kahramanmaraş, was detained after his father, who is the police chief. It was learned that the attacker's mother is a Turkish Language and Literature teacher.
In the Onikişubat district of Kahramanmaraş, 14-year-old İ.A.M. carried out an armed attack on Ayser Çalık Middle School. In the attack, which he carried out using his father's weapons, who is a police chief, the individual killed 9 people, eight of whom were students and one a teacher, and injured 13 people. The attacker committed suicide after the incident.
ATTACKER'S MOTHER ALSO IN CUSTODY
İ.A.M.'s father U.M., who is a 1st class police chief and police chief inspector, was taken into custody by police teams in Kahramanmaraş. Following his father, the attacker's mother P.P.M. was also taken into custody. It was learned that the attacker's mother is a Turkish Language and Literature teacher at an Anatolian high school.
ATTACKED 2 CLASSROOMS WITH 5TH GRADERS
Kahramanmaraş Governor Mükerrem Ünlüer, describing the details of the incident, stated: "He came to the school with weapons in his backpack, which we believe belong to his father, and entered 2 classrooms, especially those with 5th grade students, randomly and without targeting, causing injuries and deaths by firing.
"HE COMES TO SCHOOL WITH 5 WEAPONS AND 7 MAGAZINES"
The attacker killed himself by shooting during the chaos. He is an 8th grade student, his father is a former police officer. We think he took his weapons. He comes to school with 5 weapons and 7 magazines."