On April 5, 2018, research assistant Volkan Bayar shot and killed four staff members and injured three other people at Eskià Âehir Osmangazi University in Eskià Âehir, Eskià Âehir Province, Turkey.
Bayar surrendered to police after initially trying to escape. Those killed were the deputy dean of the education faculty, Mikail Yalcin; the faculty's secretary, Fatih ÃÂzmutlu; lecturer Serdar Caglak; and assistant lecturer Yasir Armagan.
It was the deadliest school shooting in modern Turkish history.
Research assistant Volkan Bayar arrived at the Faculty of Education on the Meà Âelik Campus of Eskià Âehir Osmangazi University around 15:00. He first went up to the second floor of the faculty, where he pulled his gun out of his pocket, entered his room, and shot faculty secretary Fatih ÃÂzmutlu. After shooting ÃÂzmutlu, Bayar went to the next room and shot the Vice Dean Mikail Yalçñn there. Bayar then went up to the third floor and shot research assistants Serdar ÃÂaÃÂlar and Yasir ArmaÃÂan. There was great panic in the faculty, where gunshots echoed, and a large number of police and medical teams were dispatched to the campus upon notification.
In connection with the 2018 Osmangazi University shooting, both Volkan Bayar and his ex-wife, Saadet Aylin Bayar, faced serious legal consequences. Bayar was charged with the premeditated murder of the four university staff members, and with the attempted murder of three others who were injured during the attack. The court found him guilty and sentenced him to four life terms in prison.
Saadet Aylin Bayar, Volkan's ex-wife and a fellow research assistant at the university, was detained on suspicion of involvement in the attack. Her detention was part of the broader investigation into the shooting. His wife was later found guilty and also sentenced to life imprisonment.
The event highlighted significant concerns regarding workplace safety and the handling of internal disputes within academic institutions in Turkey.
University rector Hasan Gonen described Bayar as a "problematic" person who was being investigated for verbally insulting academic staff as a result of suspected "psychological problems".
Other reports said the attacker had upset colleagues by alleging they were members of the group blamed for the failed 2016 coup in Turkey.