Manisa school attacker wounded 11 students, notes reveal You series obsession

September 23, 2026 at 12:49 AM2 min

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A 15-year-old student opened fire near İnci Üzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Turgutlu, Manisa, wounding 11 students, three seriously. The attacker, Halil O., was detained, and the number of people taken into custody rose to nine. Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi said three of the wounded are in surgery and three of eight are in intensive care.

Key Facts

The attack occurred 100 meters from İnci Üzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Turgutlu, Manisa, wounding 11 students, three seriously.
The attacker, 15-year-old ninth-grader Halil O., was detained, and the number of people taken into custody rose to nine.
Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi said three of the wounded are in surgery and three of eight are in intensive care.
Notes found in the attacker's room included plans for a structure called 'Socialist Communist Party' and admiration for Joe Goldberg from the Netflix series You.
The school was classified as a first-degree risk school, with one security guard on duty at the time of the attack.

The Attack

The shooting took place 100 meters from İnci Üzmez Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Turgutlu, Manisa, wounding 11 students, three seriously. The attacker, 15-year-old ninth-grader Halil O., was detained, and the number of people taken into custody rose to nine. Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi said three of the wounded are in surgery and three of eight are in intensive care.

Attacker's Notes and Obsession

Notes found in the attacker's room included plans for a structure called 'Socialist Communist Party' and admiration for Joe Goldberg from the Netflix series You. Halil O. had told his cousin a month before the attack that he would carry out an action with a rifle, but the relative did not take it seriously and laughed it off. He bought cartridges with money from his grandmother, practiced shooting with his cousins, and used a gun from his grandfather's house. He reset his mobile phone before the attack, and the phone was taken for examination.

School Security Measures

Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi said all schools are assessed for security risk before opening and classified into first, second, third, and fourth degree risk categories. First and second degree risk schools have law enforcement officers on duty, while third and fourth degree schools have school liaison officers. The attacked school was classified as a first-degree risk school, with one security guard on duty at the time of the attack. This year, 31,000 schoolyard staff were employed, with 23,000 starting duty as of yesterday.