Cyprus Veteran learned about the bullet he carried in his chest for 50 years thanks to an MRI.

Kıbrıs veteran and President of the Combatant Veterans Association Trabzon Branch, Seyyah Sağıroğlu, discovered that he had a bullet core in his chest 50 years later. 71-year-old Sağıroğlu, who stated that the bullet came from the gun of Greek soldiers, said, "I don't plan to remove the bullet. It doesn't harm me. It causes some minor pain, but they are tolerable. Let it continue like this. I will bring that medal to the ground and won't leave it to anyone."

WAR BULLET FROM THE CYPRUS WAR: G3

The surprising incident of Seyyah Sağıroğlu, the President of the Combatant Veterans Association Trabzon Branch, amazed those who heard it. Seyyah Sağıroğlu, who participated in the Cyprus Peace Operation in 1973 and returned to his hometown Trabzon as a veteran, also serves as the President of the Combatant Veterans Association Trabzon Branch. Last year, he went to the hospital for an examination. While undergoing an MRI scan, Sağıroğlu learned the truth 50 years later when the responsible person said, "There is metal in your body, the device is not working." After the doctor's examination revealed the truth that could not be detected by the MRI device, it was determined that there was a Greek bullet in the chest of Cyprus Veteran Sağıroğlu. Sağıroğlu, who does not want to remove the piece of G3 bullet, said, "I will bring that medal to the ground and won't leave it to anyone. I don't plan to remove the bullet, it will go to the grave with me."

SEPTEMBER 19 VETERANS DAY

Seyyah Sağıroğlu attended the Veterans Day program held at the 15 July Martyrs and Liberty Park with his comrades on September 19 Veterans Day. Sağıroğlu laid a wreath at the Atatürk Monument and said, "It is the anniversary of the day when the title of Veteran was given to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. It is also the anniversary of the establishment of the Combatant Veterans Association. Because Gazi Kemal is also a combatant veteran. We went to Cyprus when we were 19-20 years old. I went to Cyprus in 1973. I am one of the survivors. If our comrades didn't come one more day, we wouldn't exist. Yesterday, someone said to one of our veteran friends, 'Where did you get these pieces of tin?' but we are saddened by it," he said.

WHAT IS VETERANS DAY?

After the victory of the Battle of Sakarya, on September 19, 1921, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was given the title of "Gazi" with the rank of "Marshal" in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Since that day, September 19 has been celebrated as "Veterans Day."