A teenager opened fire at a high school in Türkiye's southeastern province ⁠of Sanliurfa on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people before killing himself, Governor Hasan Sildak said.

The assailant, a former student, used a shotgun in the attack in the Siverek district. The wounded were taken to hospital, with ⁠five later transferred to facilities in Sanliurfa city center for further treatment, Sildak said.

He later told broadcaster NTV that the attacker opened fire indiscriminately, starting in the school yard before entering the building. The shooter killed himself as police attempted to apprehend him, Sildak added.

Sildak said the attacker ⁠had no prior criminal ⁠record and that the ⁠school had previously been classified as safe by police.

The Turkish Interior Ministry said 10 of the wounded were students, four were teachers, one was ⁠a police officer and another a school canteen employee.