I Definitely Wouldn’t Send My Child into Military Service

Abstract

After the lots were drawn, I went from the Black Sea town of Samsun to Edirne by the Bulgarian border in the West. It was frightening to go to Van two days later. I had a heart problem. Because of the high altitude, I was breathless, feeling weak. In Samsun, we marched the whole day, rap rap … turn right, turn left! We were taught theoretical warfare, combat, cross-type attack, and so on. Those who were to go to the East were given an additional training; they gained experience in the use of arms. I was told, “Your training is over” because I was going to be deployed in the West.