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| '''Sabiha Gökçen''' was the first ] female ] and the first female combat ] of the world. She was born on ], ] in ] and died on ], ] in ]. | '''Sabiha Gökçen''' was the first ] female ] and the first female combat ] of the world. She was born on ], ] in ] and died on ], ] in ]. She was one of the eight ] children of ]. | ||
| Atatürk met Sabiha during a visit to Bursa in ]. She was only 12 years of age and expressed her will to go to a ]. So, Atatürk adopted the little girl. | |||
| She was one of the eight ] children of ]. | |||
| Just after the introduction of the surname act (], ]), Atatürk gave her the family name Gökçen on ], the same year. Gök means sky in ]. However, she was not an aviator to this date, that she should become only six months later. | |||
| ⚫ | The newest airport in ] on the ] part, the ], is named after her. | ||
| Atatürk believed strongly in the future of aviation. So, he founded a civilian school for aviation called Türkkuşu (the Turkish bird) . He took Sabiha along with him to the opening ceremony of this institution on ], ]. During the ] of ]s and ] invited from foreign countries, she got very excited. As Atatürk asked her whether she would also jump with parachute, she noded "yes indeed, I am ready right now". Atatürk instructed ], the head of the school, to enroll her as the first female trainee. She should become a parachutist, however she was much more interested in flying an ]. So, she learnt flying and received her ]. As the next step, in the beginning of ], Atatürk wanted that she visits the Air Force Academy in Ankara to become the first female ] pilot of Turkey. She improved her flying skills by piloting military airplanes at the ] Airbase and got experienced after participating in the exercises in ]. | |||
| Learning that her ] was ordered to a mission, but as a female, she was not permitted to go with, she flew to Ankara and asked Atatürk personally for permission to take part in the ] operation against the ]s in south-eastern Turkey. He unwillingly agreed, and gave her his own ] for any bad case. There, she flew ]s along with her male colleagues becoming the first combat pilot of the world. | |||
| ⚫ | The newest international airport in ] on the ] part, the ], is named after her. | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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Sabiha Gökçen was the first Turkish female aviator and the first female combat pilot of the world. She was born on March 21, 1913 in Bursa and died on March 22, 2001 in Ankara. She was one of the eight adoptive children of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
Atatürk met Sabiha during a visit to Bursa in 1925. She was only 12 years of age and expressed her will to go to a boarding school. So, Atatürk adopted the little girl.
Just after the introduction of the surname act (June 21, 1934), Atatürk gave her the family name Gökçen on December 19, the same year. Gök means sky in Turkish. However, she was not an aviator to this date, that she should become only six months later.
Atatürk believed strongly in the future of aviation. So, he founded a civilian school for aviation called Türkkuşu (the Turkish bird) . He took Sabiha along with him to the opening ceremony of this institution on May 5, 1935. During the airshow of gliders and parachutists invited from foreign countries, she got very excited. As Atatürk asked her whether she would also jump with parachute, she noded "yes indeed, I am ready right now". Atatürk instructed Fuat Bulca, the head of the school, to enroll her as the first female trainee. She should become a parachutist, however she was much more interested in flying an airplane. So, she learnt flying and received her private pilot licence. As the next step, in the beginning of 1936, Atatürk wanted that she visits the Air Force Academy in Ankara to become the first female military pilot of Turkey. She improved her flying skills by piloting military airplanes at the Eskişehir Airbase and got experienced after participating in the exercises in Thrace.
Learning that her squadron was ordered to a mission, but as a female, she was not permitted to go with, she flew to Ankara and asked Atatürk personally for permission to take part in the Dersim operation against the guerrillas in south-eastern Turkey. He unwillingly agreed, and gave her his own handgun for any bad case. There, she flew sorties along with her male colleagues becoming the first combat pilot of the world.
The newest international airport in İstanbul on the Asian part, the Sabiha Gökçen Airport, is named after her.
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