Shotgun in the Classroom: Turkey's Unsettling Pattern of Youth Violence The latest incident, in which 11 people were injured and one person arrested after a shotgun was fired near a secondary school in western Turkey, is only the most recent manifestation of a disturbing trend.
Over the past few years, schools in Turkey have become increasingly vulnerable to attacks by individuals, often students themselves.
The common thread among these incidents is the seemingly effortless access that young people have to firearms.