Sabiha Gökçen
Also known as Sabiha Ćorović-Gokčen
first Turkish female combat pilot (1913–2001)
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Sabiha Gökçen was the first Turkish woman to become a combat pilot, breaking significant gender barriers in aviation during the early 20th century. Her achievement matters because she demonstrated that women could excel in military aviation and served as an inspiring example of female capability in a male-dominated field during a transformative period for Turkey.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1913
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Atatürk'le bir ömür
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Türkiye
- Active from
- 1939
Discography
- Cehennem2019
- Moda / Fırtına2024
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Article
Sabiha Gökçen ( Turkish: [sabiˈha ɟøcˈtʃɛn], born Ćorović; 22 March 1913 – 22 March 2001) was a Turkish aviator. During her flight career, she flew around 8,000 hours and participated in 32 different military operations. She became the world's first female fighter pilot, at age 23. As an orphan, she was one of the nine children adopted by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
She is recognized as the first female combat pilot by The Guinness Book of World Records and was selected as the only female pilot for the poster of "The 20 Greatest Aviators in History" published by the United States Air Force in 1996.