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LEGENDARY FIGURE THEME 3

3 A SPEAKING
How much do you think an adult can lift? Discuss with your friends. (If possible, see the
Guinness Book of World Records.)

3 B

Read the text and find out how much Seyit lifted and why he became a legendary hero.

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.

3 C
Below are some expressions of Seyit related to different moments of his story. Discuss with
your partner and tick the true expressions below.

1. When Seyit and his friends see the F a. The moment is coming guys. I feel scared.
enemy forces approaching F b. The moment is coming guys. We will battle bravely.

F a. Oh, there are heavy bombardments.
2. During the bombardments
F b. Oh, how nice! They will stop soon.
F a. Watch out! Lie down!
3. When the shells start to hit their fort
F b. Watch out! Scream!
4. When he notices the problem with the F a. It doesn’t work! I won’t give up. I’ve got my arms and hands!
shell crane F b. It doesn’t work! I should ask someone for help.
F a. This is Çanakkale! Land of Wonders!
5. When the shell hits the Ocean
F b. Çanakkale cannot be trespassed!

3 D
Imagine that you are Corporal Seyit (Seyit Onbaşı). Use the selected expressions in Part 3 C
and act out his story. You can add expressions of your own.

3 E
What other examples of bravery do you remember in Turkish history? Talk about it.

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