16.04.2026 00:28
A teacher of the 14-year-old attacker who killed 9 people in a middle school in Kahramanmaraş described him. The teacher said, 'While other students listened to the lesson, he wouldn't listen. He would put his head on the desk. Sometimes he had a notebook in front of him, he would write and draw things, he would scribble in the notebook for hours. During breaks, he would hang out alone, wander around. Once he had thrown his jacket over his shoulder, walking with his hands at his sides. It was as if he wanted to present himself that way, but I'm not sure.'
The teacher of 14-year-old attacker İsa Aras Mersinli, who killed 9 people in a middle school in Kahramanmaraş, described the suspect's suspicious behavior at school. According to Gülseven Özkan's report from Kısa Dalga, the teacher stated that the student was completely indifferent to lessons, and that the child would put his head on the desk during class or withdraw into his own world by scribbling in his notebook for hours.
"HE WOULD PUT HIS HEAD ON THE DESK, SCRIBBLE IN HIS NOTEBOOK FOR HOURS"
The teacher said the following: "He was a child who always came to class, but he was very different during lessons. While other children listened to the lesson, he wouldn't listen. He would put his head on the desk. Sometimes he would have a notebook in front of him, he would write and draw things, he would scribble in his notebook for hours. This was his most distinctive characteristic.
"HE WOULD WANDER AROUND ALONE DURING BREAKS"
During breaks, he would hang out alone, he would wander around. He wouldn't interact with anyone. I never saw him with other children in the park or garden. He wasn't a very natural child. I don't know how to explain it, but he had a different demeanor. He was a withdrawn child, closed off into himself.
"I NEVER SAW HIM FIGHT"
When we told him to participate in the lesson, he wouldn't listen much. That's why teachers left him to his own devices. I never saw him fight. I also never heard of any disciplinary incident involving him. He didn't have any anger towards teachers or his friends.
Once, he had thrown his jacket over his shoulder and was walking with his hands at his sides. It was as if he wanted to present himself that way, but I'm not sure."