# Eight dead in mass shooting in rural west Türkiye: officials

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/eight-dead-in-mass-shooting-in-rural-west-turkiye-officials/
- Published: 2026-11-05T19:25:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T20:50:17+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/turkiye-manhunt-gun-shooting-eight-dead-6528826
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Eight people were killed in shootings across three villages.
- One person was seriously injured and remains in hospital.
- The suspect reportedly fled on foot near Eskisehir.

## Summary

Eight people were killed and one was seriously injured in shootings across three villages near Afyonkarahisar in west-central Türkiye on Thursday, officials said. A manhunt is under way for the suspected gunman, who reportedly left his vehicle and escaped on foot.

Two women died after being found wounded in Yukaritandir; three bodies were found in each of Kiyir and Ayazini, according to state news agency Anadolu. Police found a red minivan stuck in mud near Eskisehir, about 100 kilometres north, and investigators are also examining whether the attacks are linked to an earlier shooting in Afyonkarahisar.

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