{"id":2115,"date":"2026-05-18T17:18:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?p=2115"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:18:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:18:41","slug":"turkey-shooting-sees-4-dead-and-8-injured-after-gunman-opens-fire-in-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?p=2115","title":{"rendered":"Turkey shooting sees 4 dead and 8 injured after gunman opens fire in restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_e189fa\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">A 17-year-old is suspected of carrying out an allegedly shooting that saw four people killed and eight injured after reports the incident began in a restaurant in Turkey<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">18:03, 18 May 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 18:16, 18 May 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37173523\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Turkey shooting \" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37173523.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Screenshot-2026-05-18-at-174528.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37173523.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_Screenshot-2026-05-18-at-174528.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37173523.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Screenshot-2026-05-18-at-174528.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37173523.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Screenshot-2026-05-18-at-174528.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Four people have tragically died following a shooting in Turkey \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Four people have tragically died following a shooting in Turkey <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police are currently hunting a suspected gunman who opened fire in a restaurant before reportedly targeting people randomly in his way,<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The incident occurred in Turkey today (May 18) with at least four people shot dead and eight others injured, according to local reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The shooting reportedly started in a restaurant in Tarsus , Mersin, with the suspect then fleeing in a car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Several Turkish publications have reported that the police are believed to be hunting a 17-year-old suspect in connection with the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It is also believed that two of those who tragically died are the owner and an employee of the restaurant where the horror scenes first unfolded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated. 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