Şehit Şerife Bacı
A Heroine of the Turkish Independence War: Martyr Şerife Bacı Martyr Şerife Bacı was a brave Turkish woman. She lived during the Turkish War of Independence. She was born in a small village in Kastamonu in 1900. In the winter of 1921, the Turkish army needed help. They needed weapons and ammunition to fight. People brought these materials to İnebolu by sea. Then, brave people carried them to Ankara. Martyr Şerife Bacı was one of them. It was a very cold and snowy day. Martyr Şerife Bacı walked on the snowy roads with her oxcart. She had a little baby girl on her back. Her oxcart was full of ammunition. During the journey, the snow started to fall heavily. Martyr Şerife Bacı was worried about the ammunition because water could ruin it. She took off her warm coat and covered the ammunition with it. Then, she used her body to protect her baby from the freezing cold. She walked for miles, but the weather was too cold. Unfortunately, she froze to death near Kastamonu. Soldiers found her oxc...