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Erdogan promises tighter gun controls after deadly Turkey school attacks
Authorities are assigning at least two police officers to school entrances and expanding cyber patrols after two rare deadly shootings.
- Following two recent school shootings, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered tighter nationwide school security, stating "The issue of school security is at the top of our priorities. There will be no compromise whatsoever on this matter."
- Last Wednesday, a 14-year-old student armed with five guns killed nine people and wounded 13 at a middle school in Kahramanmaras; a second attack occurred Tuesday in Sanliurfa province.
- Under Interior Ministry directives, schools must station at least two police officers at entrances and increase campus patrols. Authorities will use artificial intelligence to increase their "visible and invisible presence" online.
- Erdogan confirmed the government will implement legal regulations limiting gun ownership, with increased penalties for firearm owners who fail to properly secure weapons from children.
- Beyond physical security, Erdogan stressed the role of families as a person's first school and called for expanding psychosocial support for students, while addressing what he described as "violence and moral decay" on television.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Monday that his government will take action, in particular restricting access to firearms and increasing online surveillance, after two deadly armed attacks in schools, reports AFP.
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After two deadly firearm attacks in schools in Turkey, President Erdogan announced a tightening of the arms law.
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Erdogan promises tighter gun controls after deadly Turkey school attacks
Turkey will tighten gun-ownership rules and increase penalties for owners whose children find the firearms, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday after last week's rare, deadly school shootings.
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Erdogan also stressed that the Turkish government is considering additional restrictions on minors' access to social media platforms.
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