Four people were killed and another eight wounded when a gunman opened fire near the southern Turkish city of Mersin on Monday, the DHA and IHA news agencies reported.
At least two people were killed when the assailant opened fire inside a restaurant, with the two others killed elsewhere, and the assailant fleeing in a car, DHA said.
The shooting struck north of Tarsus, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) northeast of Mersin, prompting a widespread police manhunt to locate the shooter that also involved helicopters, it said.
DHA said the shooter was a 17-year-old armed with a shotgun. Related News Iran squad travel to Turkey for friendlies, US visas JUST IN: Bandits behead abducted Oyo teacher Hoodlums rape Lagos sexagenarian to death
The violence came a month after two shooting attacks by teenagers rocked Turkey.
