Two separate school shooting incidents just 24 hours apart have left southern Turkey reeling from violence that has claimed at least four lives and left multiple others wounded, local officials confirmed this week. The most recent attack unfolded at Ayser Calık Secondary School, located in the Kahramanmaraş region of southern Turkey, according to initial statements from local authorities and regional media outlets. Visual footage captured in the immediate aftermath of the shooting shows crowds of anxious people gathered outside the school grounds, as emergency responders worked to secure the area and care for those affected. As of the latest update, the Turkish government has not released an official list of the victims’ identities, nor has it shared confirmed details about the current status or motives of the attacker. This shooting comes barely a day after a separate act of gun violence at another high school in the same southern region of the country. In that prior incident, a former student opened fire inside the school building, wounding 16 people before taking their own life. The back-to-back attacks have sparked new concern about gun safety and school security across Turkey, coming as communities in the southern part of the country already grapple with the aftermath of devastating earthquakes that struck the region in 2023.