05.11.2026 22:20
After the massacre in Afyonkarahisar, cries rose in front of the hospital. Following the attack in which 8 people lost their lives and 1 person was seriously injured, relatives gathered in front of the hospital burst into tears.
In the armed attacks carried out at three separate locations in the İhsaniye district of Afyonkarahisar, 8 people lost their lives and 1 person was seriously injured. After the attack, families gathered in front of the hospital were devastated by the painful news, and it was learned that two female teachers were among those who lost their lives. The suspect of the massacre, Arif Sefa Özdemir, was caught in the Seyitgazi district of Eskişehir.
ARMED ATTACKS CARRIED OUT AT THREE SEPARATE LOCATIONS
In the incidents that occurred in the villages of Yukarıtandır, Ayazini, and Kıyır in the İhsaniye district of Afyonkarahisar, attacks were carried out with shotguns. In the attacks carried out at three separate locations, a total of 8 people lost their lives and 1 person was seriously injured.
According to initial findings, the suspect fled the area after the attacks by hijacking vehicles. Security forces launched a large-scale search operation along the Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, and Eskişehir line.
FAMILIES' CRIES ROSE IN FRONT OF THE HOSPITAL
Relatives of those who lost their lives in the attacks gathered in front of the hospital after the painful news. Families waiting for news from their loved ones burst into tears when they learned of their losses. The cries rising in front of the hospital broke hearts.
The great sorrow experienced by families trying to learn the fate of their relatives laid bare the pain left behind by the attacks.
TWO TEACHERS AMONG THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
It was determined that two of the 8 people who lost their lives in the massacre were teachers. It was announced that teachers Ayşe Sena Demir and Hilal Mete, who worked at İhsaniye Yukarıtandır Secondary School, also lost their lives in the attacks.
Afyonkarahisar Provincial Directorate of National Education, in its condolence message published for the two teachers, offered condolences to their families, relatives, and the education community.
SUSPECT CAUGHT IN ESKİŞEHİR
Arif Sefa Özdemir, 30, who fled after the attacks, was caught in the Seyitgazi district of Eskişehir as a result of the work of security forces. It was reported that the vehicle the suspect used while fleeing was found stuck in mud in the area, and ammunition was seized during an inspection of the vehicle.
The judicial investigation into the incident is ongoing.