The warm spring day with plenty of sunshine did not mean much for Seyit and his friends at Mecidiye Fort by the Çanakkale (Dardanelles) Strait. They were not enjoying a picnic or a walk there. They were in the middle of a war to guard the strait as the enemy forces wanted to cross the strait and reach İstanbul. There was a heavy naval bombardment from the battleships of the enemies, the Allied Forces. Suddenly, the shells started to hit their fort. Unfortunately, the artillerymen at Mecidiye Fort lost their lives, few were wounded and suffering. Seyit fainted but it didn’t take him long to come round. He looked around. His friends were lying dead or heavily wounded around. The battleships were going forward. He was lonely at the fort, but he had to do something. He noticed the problem with the shell crane. It was damaged. ‘I have to lift the shell, I must find a way. If the shell crane is damaged, I have my arms!’ he thought to himself. Then, he grabbed and lifted a 276 kilogram shell for loading in the cannon. He carried two more, and continued firing. One of the shells hit the Ocean. It started to drift and hit the mines of the mine layer Nusrat. This caused big explosions and damaged the other battleships. This was a legendary repulse of the naval assault. Seyit was promoted to corporal. His military service came to an end in 1915. He, then, came back to his village. He didn’t accept the salary for his service and went on living under difficult conditions as a forester.