Turkey police hunt suspect after eight killed in Afyonkarahisar shootings

Eight people were killed and one was seriously injured in a series of shootings in Afyonkarahisar province in western Turkey on November 5, 2026, and police are searching for a suspect who fled, according to a report by the outlet.

Victims were found in several locations across three separate vehicles in rural areas northeast of the city of Afyonkarahisar, the report said, citing local reports. Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency reported that three people were killed near Ayazini village and three others near Kiyir village; in Yukaritandir, two women were found injured and later died in hospital.

CCTV footage published in Turkish media showed a man in a black jacket, white trousers and glasses holding a long weapon beside a red minivan. The newspaper Milliyet reported that a vehicle allegedly taken by the attacker was later found stuck in mud and that the suspect abandoned it and fled on foot. Roads to the affected villages were closed by police, local media said.

The Afyonkarahisar Governorate said in a social media statement that "all relevant institutions of our state have been working in coordination since the very first moment" and offered condolences to the families of the dead.